Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

moteur vert

English translation:

Clean Air Engine

Added to glossary by priya narayan
Dec 13, 2007 04:19
16 yrs ago
French term

moteur vert

French to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Hello ,
I need help to translate the word 'moteur vert' , in the below sentence:
Type d’essai : Grippage 30’ moteur vert, piston Dong Yang, jeu piston/fût au mini au lieu de mini -10µm
does a running engine, or used engine be appropriate here
Pl.help!!!
Priya

Discussion

Drmanu49 Dec 13, 2007:
Completely wrong answer, Bourth is right, this is for vertical and not green.

Proposed translations

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Selected

Clean Air Engine

Clean Air Engine OR non-pollutant engine, or even "Green"Engine, for your choice...

Hope helpful...
Example sentence:

mécanique 3D pour concevoir un moteur "vert".Conçu par Harry Schoell, le PDG du groupe, le "Cyclone Clean Air Engine" recycle sa propre chaleur, ...

Peer comment(s):

disagree Drmanu49 : Bourth is right, this is for vertical and not green.
3 hrs
He makes sense but vert, comes without "." indicating abbreviation, and from the text, there is not enough reason for an abbreviation, that's why I did not think about verticale...and verticle offen refers to cylinder but not engine
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you for the quick help...-Priya"
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environment-friendly engine

like those running on natural gas, o otrhter ecologic fuels, sun batteries, etc. Would that be it?
Peer comment(s):

disagree Drmanu49 : Bourth is right, this is for vertical and not green.
3 hrs
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18 mins

vert. engine

Engine in the vertical position, with vertical cylinders???
Peer comment(s):

agree Drmanu49 : of course!
3 hrs
agree liz askew : This makes more sense, on a thorough reading of the source text.
4 hrs
agree Cervin : I'm with you here. Oh how careful one has to be! The advice not to post your accepted answer for 24 hours is well founded.
4 hrs
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