Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
au droit
English translation:
in line with
Added to glossary by
chris collister
Jun 19, 2008 10:34
15 yrs ago
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French term
France
precision engineer, precision translator
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English
au droit
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
"...il existe une deformation entre 5 et 8 mm qui se caraeterise par un gonflement et un renflement *au droit* de laquelle la soudure s'est rompue"
I don't think this is a grammatical error for "à la droite" since it occurs several times. But does it mean "at right angles", or "right beside" or "in a straight line". Has anyone come across this usage?
I don't think this is a grammatical error for "à la droite" since it occurs several times. But does it mean "at right angles", or "right beside" or "in a straight line". Has anyone come across this usage?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | in line with |
Tony M
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| 4 | to the right of which |
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| 3 +1 | opposite which |
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| 4 | to the right of.. |
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in line with
Yes, Chris, I have come across this often; as mchd says, the basic meaning is 'at right angles to' — HOWEVER, having said that, a lot of times (as here, i feel), that isn't the best translation solution!
It's important to remember that in essence it means 'normal to' — and hence, by extension, that can (and very often DOES) mean 'in line with' or 'level with' — for example, your split weld may be adjacent to the defect, even though the weld line might not necessarily be running at right-angles to the latter — if you get my drift?
It's important to remember that in essence it means 'normal to' — and hence, by extension, that can (and very often DOES) mean 'in line with' or 'level with' — for example, your split weld may be adjacent to the defect, even though the weld line might not necessarily be running at right-angles to the latter — if you get my drift?
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Jennifer Levey
: Yes, in this case. (Last time this came up here, the phrase was +/- "a droit d'une site de construction" and the correct translation was 'above the site'/'overhead'.)
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Thanks, M/M! yes, indeed, that's ½ the problem: it can be 'in line with' in any of the three dimensions!
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David Goward
: "adjacent to".
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Thanks, David!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Tony. In this particular case, I feel the author just means "next to"."
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to the right of which
to the right of which
IMO Chris
IMO Chris
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: No, Daniel, I'm afraid that's not the meaning of this set expression / Apart from anything else, it might be unwise to use L/R in a situation where the object may not necessarily have defined L/R sides; technical precision is all-important!
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if thou sayeth so oh venerable T !
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Alain Pommet
: I think so too - ellipsis of 'au côté droit'
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tahnks alain
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swanda
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thanks swanda
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David Goward
: Agree with Tony's comment here./If it were "to the left of", you wouldn't say "au gauche de", would you?
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hmmmm....
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opposite which
old chestnut - try the glossaries
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to the right of..
Zum Recht
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