Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

dent

English translation:

tooth

Added to glossary by Marco Solinas
May 2, 2013 12:15
11 yrs ago
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French term

dent

French to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering digging equipment
From an internal recruitment notice for a mining company:

"Spécialiste en outils d’attaque du sol (Pic, *Dent*, barres dentées…)"

All suggestions are welcome.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 tooth
3 tine

Proposed translations

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tooth

From Oxford dictionary:

Tooth = a narrow pointed part that sticks out of an object

Examples:

the teeth on a saw

The teeth of the cog should fit into these grooves.
Peer comment(s):

agree Domaikia : Presumablt the teeth on a bucket
28 mins
thank you
agree B D Finch
1 hr
thank you
agree Sheri P : Agree with Domaikia, presumably refers to bucket teeth
1 hr
It may well be.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you Sebastiano"
1 hr

tine

Definition:

A near-vertical member on a cultivator, plough, etc., which harrows or rips the soil without turning a furrow slice.

http://www.gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=84800...
Peer comment(s):

neutral B D Finch : Not much used, I imagine, for mining.
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