Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

avant trou du 0

English translation:

pilot hole of the diameter of ...

Added to glossary by B D Finch
Dec 13, 2014 19:10
9 yrs ago
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French term

avant trou du 0

French to English Other Construction / Civil Engineering building components
It's mainly the 0 that's throwing me here. This is part of a description of how to install non-rigid installation.

Fixation au marteau après avoir fait un avant trou du 0 de la cheville (8 ou 10 mm)
Proposed translations (English)
3 +3 pilot hole of the diameter of ...
Change log

Dec 22, 2014 18:19: B D Finch Created KOG entry

Discussion

Anne Bohy Dec 13, 2014:
Easy... As the writer didn't have a "Ø" on his keyboard, he replaced it by a "O"
Ø = diameter

Proposed translations

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pilot hole of the diameter of ...

Perhaps their keyboard lacked the proper diameter sign and they were in too much of a hurry to copy one.

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Note added at 54 mins (2014-12-13 20:05:13 GMT)
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Omit first "of": pilot hole the diameter of ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Anne Bohy
7 mins
Thanks bohy
agree Jane F
8 mins
Thanks Jane
agree Bashiqa : Sometimes the obvious is less than obvious whe you're in a hurry.
20 mins
Thanks Bashiqa
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