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21:36 Dec 2, 2019 |
French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / railway industry, technical ext with a photo | |||||||
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4 +1 | bearing surfaces |
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2 | lifting point |
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lifting point Explanation: Some types of machinery are fitted with "lifting points" for attaching cables, etc. (see https://www.thecrosbygroup.com/products/hoist-rings-eye-bolt... On a car, the area where the jack is placed, is also called a "lifting point" (see https://www.bestcarmods.com/audi-a4-b8-lifting-front-on-jack... The fact that this piece of machinery has "poignées" and "zones de portages" suggests "handles" and "lifting points" for lifting and moving it, whether manually or by means of lifting equipment. Example sentence(s):
https://dolezych.com/products/lifting-points https://books.google.co.za/books?id=YexsAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA411&lpg=PA411&dq=carrying+%22lifting+points%22&source=bl&ots=oNRMfFs_mX&sig=ACfU3U3107 |
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zones de portages bearing surfaces Explanation: Bearing as in load-bearing. "Surfaces" corresponds better to "zones" than "points" does. Found this translation here: https://vdocuments.us/glossaire.html |
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