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barillet

English translation: cylinder

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French term or phrase:barillet
English translation:cylinder
Entered by: Lorraine Dubuc

13:36 Mar 17, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
French term or phrase: barillet
Les clés et barillets sont des équipements de chantier de style "pass de chantier". It relates to security at a building site, for the buildings being constructed,

thanks
Jane RM
France
Local time: 16:55
cylinder
Explanation:
comme dans barillet de serrure
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Lorraine Dubuc
Canada
Local time: 10:55
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4cylinder
Lorraine Dubuc
4 +1barrel
Mark Bossanyi
3barrel
Miranda Joubioux (X)


  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
cylinder


Explanation:
comme dans barillet de serrure

Example sentence(s):
  • Keys and cylinders are part of the site's safe pass equipment as discussed in Safety and Security at Work training.
Lorraine Dubuc
Canada
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: It's a PART of a lock.
22 mins
  -> Yes, the one where to insert the key. Thank you!
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: It is also part of a revolver in another context ...
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
3 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Anne Bohy
8 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
barrel


Explanation:
as in barrel locks (plenty of them on Google images)


    Reference: http://www.alibaba.com/showroom/barrel-lock.html
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 17:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miranda Joubioux (X): I tend not to use alibaba as a reference, but you are right there are plenty of references out there.
2 mins
  -> Thanks Miranda. Yes, it was just the first of many.
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
barrel


Explanation:
For me this is a barrel lock.


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Note added at 34 mins (2014-03-17 14:11:15 GMT)
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Note - this is what my architecture & construction dictionaries give.

Miranda Joubioux (X)
Local time: 16:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 258
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