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embecter les vis

English translation: Engage the screws

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French term or phrase:embecter les vis
English translation:Engage the screws
Entered by: Maria Constant (X)

15:47 Nov 26, 2014
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Dismantling guiding rails on a coupling handling machine
French term or phrase: embecter les vis
- Démonter les patins à remplacer, le remplacement doit se faire par 2 ou par 4, si l’ensemble concerné est guidé par un ou deux rails.
- Graisser les cages de recirculation des billes, avant le montage.
- Introduire les patins sur le rail de guidage et embecter les vis jusqu’en appui sans les serrer.
- Faire un essai de fonctionnement pour aligner les patins et détecter des éventuels « dur » ou bruit lors du fonctionnement.

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TIA
Maria Constant (X)
Local time: 01:00
Engage the screws
Explanation:
Note really sure about this, but I think my reference is good...
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Claire Knell
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:00
Grading comment
Thanks Claire.
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Summary of answers provided
2 +3Engage the screws
Claire Knell
5loosely insert the screws
Marie Caroline Upham
Summary of reference entries provided
0299480034.free.fr/repetabilite.htm
Claire Knell

  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Engage the screws


Explanation:
Note really sure about this, but I think my reference is good...

Claire Knell
United Kingdom
Local time: 00:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Claire.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, though here, it's a bit more than that: it does say to screw the screw fully home, but not tighten it.
4 hrs
agree  B D Finch
6 hrs
agree  narasimha (X): Position the screw in place without tightening.
11 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
loosely insert the screws


Explanation:
The screws are inserted loosely before being tightened

Example sentence(s):
  • Loosely insert the screws without tightening them
Marie Caroline Upham
Italy
Local time: 01:00
Native speaker of: English
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Reference comments


9 mins peer agreement (net): +3
Reference: 0299480034.free.fr/repetabilite.htm

Reference information:
See: 'Acquisition du geste de vissage d'une vis pour l'amorcer, l'épingler ou embecter (termes techniques synonymes désignant le fait d'engager les premiers filets d'une vis dans un filetage femelle)'

Does that help at all? :)

Claire Knell
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Bashiqa: Propose an answer.
2 mins
agree  Didier Fourcot: Rather regional and outdated but the evidence shows that it is still used, amorcer and engager are the proper terms
28 mins
agree  Tony M: Though here, it does say to screw the screw fully home, but not tighten it.
4 hrs
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