Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
hélice pulpeur
English translation:
pulp propeller
Added to glossary by
Martin Hemmings, MITI (X)
Sep 24, 2006 11:36
17 yrs ago
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French term
ELICE PULPEUR
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Paper / Paper Manufacturing
Operating manual
This term appears in a list of components for a pul-making machine.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +2 | pulp propeller |
Francis MARC
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| 4 | pulp screw |
Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
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pulp propeller
peut-être un typo pour "hélice, pulpeur"
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Comment: "Thanks - the text was full of typos and spelling mistakes in the original French. I guessed this might have been just another one..."
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pulp screw
'screw' has the advantage that, in the absence of a picture or more context, it covers both an 'impellor' and an 'archimedes screw', either of which could be used to shift pulp. And my guess is that it's more likely to be an archimedes screw ...
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-09-24 14:03:11 GMT)
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As it's 'pulpeur', maybe it should be 'pulpING screw' - i.e. a screw that is actually involved in the pulping process, not just shifting pulp.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-09-24 14:03:11 GMT)
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As it's 'pulpeur', maybe it should be 'pulpING screw' - i.e. a screw that is actually involved in the pulping process, not just shifting pulp.
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