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mettre en appui

16:43 Jan 9, 2020
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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space
French term or phrase: mettre en appui
This is a list of isolated verbs for a firm with activities in the aerospace sector, which includes some quite obscure verbs such as 'défrancher', 'trusquiner' and 'ringarder'. It is presumably for language training purposes.

Could a native French speaker explain whether 'mettre x en appui' means that x is being supported' or x is bearing a load?

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Thomas Miles
France
Local time: 09:36


Summary of answers provided
4weight bearing
Drmanu49
3 +1Lean against/abut
Eoin Finnegan


Discussion entries: 2





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
weight bearing


Explanation:
is the usual meaning

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Note added at 28 minutes (2020-01-09 17:12:19 GMT)
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You need to give me more context or a source sentence.

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 09:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 191
Notes to answerer
Asker: Would the subject be bearing the weight?

Asker: Unfortunately Drmanu49, these are isolated verbs with no context - the worst type of translation.

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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Lean against/abut


Explanation:
Based on translation provided by reverso, it means to abut or to lean against

Example sentence(s):
  • aligner axialement et mettre en appui le premier composant et un tube de remplissage = axially aligning and abutting the first component and a filling tube

    Reference: http://mobile.reverso.net/en
Eoin Finnegan
Ireland
Local time: 08:36
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.
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