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13:32 Dec 26, 2016 |
English to French translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / (in a patent) Control device and control method for continuously variable transmission | |||||
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4 | Motorisation de la pompe |
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2 +1 | une source de force motrice |
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une source de force motrice Explanation: Oddly for a patent, the language here appears potentially ambiguous, so it may be necessary to proceed with caution. First of all, this 'driving power' — it is not clear from the text given if this is simply 'power used to drive this unit'; in which case using both 'driving' and driven' together like this appears slight overkill! BUT maybe what they means is 'the driving power used to propel the vehicle' — as distinct, say, from some other auxiliary source of power. In that sense, the reason for using 'driven' (= this unit) and 'driving' (= the vehicle as a whole) would be clear; this is what I have suggested above with the use of 'motrice'. Again, 'power' is not without ambiguity; given this is a patent, I'm assuming they are seeking to avoid tying it down to any specific form of power, such as electrical, mechanical, etc. In which case, my instinctive feeling (albeit as a non-native speaker) would be that 'force' is more appropriate here than (say) 'énergie'. |
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