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girare a vuoto

English translation: spin idly

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Italian term or phrase:girare a vuoto
English translation:spin idly
Entered by: Lisa Jane

08:47 Feb 22, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry / testing
Italian term or phrase: girare a vuoto
Verificare, tramite un manipolo Master, che il prodotto si accoppi perfettamente e che il manipolo Master non giri a vuoto
AND
Verificare, mediante un cricchetto Master, che la chiave si accoppi perfettamente e che non giri a vuoto

The document is quality control for a production run. Here the "chiave" is a dental ratchet which is tested to make sure that it engages properly and does not ... girare a vuoto (i.e. fail to rotate the abutment into place).

What is the term we would use under such circumstances?
Anthony Green
Italy
Local time: 15:35
engages properly
Explanation:
In my opinion you provided a perfectly viable answer yourself!

Make sure the ratchet is correctly positioned and engages properly... Or is properly engaged

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in that case you could use to spin idly: make sure the ratchet is properly engaged and doesn't spin idly (ie:spin without making contact with any other parts)

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An example of use here:
http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r168.html

There are definite limits to the climbing powers of any conventional type of locomotive. When the gradient becomes too steep the adhesion is insufficient to move the train, and the wheels "spin" idly on the rails.

and here about a car wheel:

http://www.fwtwr.com/dwt/the_bent_wheel/index.htm

Pulling up with a squeal of protest from his tyres, the other driver ran back to find the runaway overturned and empty. One front wheel was still spinning idly, but the other was too buckled and bent to turn at all.

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http://www.google.ch/patents/US6463671
When a more than predetermined load is applied to the spindle (4), the first constant-force device (70) is actuated to spin the operation sleeve (6) idly.

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an example where both 'engages' and then spin idly are used:

https://books.google.it/books?id=HlwUo0IccoMC&pg=PT45&lpg=PT...

...too little pressure and the bit will not engage but spin idly
Selected response from:

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 15:35
Grading comment
thanks Lisa Jane
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2spin/turn freely
Patrick Hopkins
4 +1engages properly
Lisa Jane
4to run around
Shabelula
3to idle
dandamesh


  

Answers


6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to idle


Explanation:
Patent US1083039 - Dental engine. - Google Patents
www.google.com › patents
This ratchet member consists of an outer casing within which is rigidly mounted a .... the downward movement of the ratchet member and permitted to remain idle upon the upward movement thereof.
Patent US1272838 - Hoisting mechanism. - Google Patents
https://www.google.com › patents
I One" of these members scribed construction that if the dental clutch 38 and 48 is in engagement the ..... means adapted to'disconnect said hand wheel shaft from the hoists, a ratchet device idle in the ...
Patent US944115 - Dental plugger. - Google Patents
www.google.com › patents
Dental plugger. ... The outer end of the shaft, l, is provided with a ratchet faced cam, 6. ... bevel surfaces of the two cams would not rock and therefore only shaft 8 would rotate, the shaft t remaining idle.

dandamesh
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Shabelula: idle indica inattività, non "a vuoto", vedi:http://context.reverso.net/traduzione/inglese-italiano/idle o http://context.reverso.net/traduzione/inglese-italiano/idle ...
3 hrs
  -> infatti non ero molto convinta, avevo messo 2 poi ho cambiato col 3
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
spin/turn freely


Explanation:
make sure that the ratchet is perfectly positioned and that it does not turn freely

I guess I would say that bolts/screws "spin" freely, while a wrench/ratchet/spanner "turns" freely

Patrick Hopkins
Italy
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helen Pringle
3 hrs
agree  Paolo Dagonnier
1 day 2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to run around


Explanation:
ultimamente ho scoperto Reverso e mi pare affidabile


    Reference: http://context.reverso.net/traduzione/italiano-inglese/girar...
Shabelula
Italy
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Patrick Hopkins: "girare a vuoto" does indeed also mean "run around" (in the sense of not having a precise destination), but this definition is not applicable to this context. It's a different kind of "girare a vuoto".
1 hr
  -> ok thanks
neutral  Lisa Jane: Totally with Patrick
1 hr
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
engages properly


Explanation:
In my opinion you provided a perfectly viable answer yourself!

Make sure the ratchet is correctly positioned and engages properly... Or is properly engaged

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2017-02-22 15:21:25 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

in that case you could use to spin idly: make sure the ratchet is properly engaged and doesn't spin idly (ie:spin without making contact with any other parts)

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2017-02-22 15:29:06 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

An example of use here:
http://mikes.railhistory.railfan.net/r168.html

There are definite limits to the climbing powers of any conventional type of locomotive. When the gradient becomes too steep the adhesion is insufficient to move the train, and the wheels "spin" idly on the rails.

and here about a car wheel:

http://www.fwtwr.com/dwt/the_bent_wheel/index.htm

Pulling up with a squeal of protest from his tyres, the other driver ran back to find the runaway overturned and empty. One front wheel was still spinning idly, but the other was too buckled and bent to turn at all.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2017-02-22 15:31:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

http://www.google.ch/patents/US6463671
When a more than predetermined load is applied to the spindle (4), the first constant-force device (70) is actuated to spin the operation sleeve (6) idly.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2017-02-22 15:34:31 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

an example where both 'engages' and then spin idly are used:

https://books.google.it/books?id=HlwUo0IccoMC&pg=PT45&lpg=PT...

...too little pressure and the bit will not engage but spin idly

Lisa Jane
Italy
Local time: 15:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thanks Lisa Jane
Notes to answerer
Asker: yes, i know it's a little pleonastic, though it could engage poorly I suppose without "girare a vuoto", so I wanted something that would give an idea of rotating on itself without being able to engage. Most similar ideas apply to engines, like "whirring" and therefore don't seem to work at all for such minute distances


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Grace Anderson
43 mins
  -> Thanks Grace!
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