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profil en I

English translation: I-section profile

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French term or phrase:profil en I
English translation:I-section profile
Entered by: B D Finch

15:19 Feb 5, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
French term or phrase: profil en I
Hello everyone,

This term is part of a designation for an O-ring. It is listed in the parts list of a specification on a ND65 TYPE A BALL VALVE.

Joint tor. profil I

I don't really have any extra information!
jessjess
Local time: 16:19
I-section profile
Explanation:
Nearly agreed with Tony, but this is the correct form of words. If the profile (i.e. length of preformed steel, plastic or whatever) is cut perpendicular to its length, the section would be I-shaped.

support.aveva.com/services/products/51314/116_gettingstarted.pdf‎
"I-section profile sizes are selected using a ...... documents are drawing lists, equipment lists, piping line lists, instrument indexes, valve lists and lists of special ... "
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:19
Grading comment
Thank you very much, indeed I shall use I-section!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2I-section profile
B D Finch
3I-shaped profile
Tony M


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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
I-shaped profile


Explanation:
Logically what it would usually mean; but I don't know if there's a more specific term when talking about O-rings.

Note that when you build this into your sentence, you'll probably need to turn it round a bit.

Tony M
France
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 194
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Asker: Thank you very much!

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
I-section profile


Explanation:
Nearly agreed with Tony, but this is the correct form of words. If the profile (i.e. length of preformed steel, plastic or whatever) is cut perpendicular to its length, the section would be I-shaped.

support.aveva.com/services/products/51314/116_gettingstarted.pdf‎
"I-section profile sizes are selected using a ...... documents are drawing lists, equipment lists, piping line lists, instrument indexes, valve lists and lists of special ... "

B D Finch
France
Local time: 16:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 86
Grading comment
Thank you very much, indeed I shall use I-section!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Actually, you don't need both 'profile' and 'section' — this isn't a steel girder, it's literally the profile of an O-ring — so 'I-section' would also work fine.
3 mins
  -> Thanks Tony, yes, if the O-ring is already formed, "profile" is redundant.
agree  Daniel Weston
27 mins
  -> Thanks Daniel
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