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231 months ago

Christina Seiler (a guest user) asked this question:

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231 months ago

   wrote:

a malfonction cause by

231 months ago

   wrote:

a fault due to some imbalance of the product

231 months ago

   wrote:

tilting/tipping (is) a defect that comes about on account of

My references:

Harper Collins Unabridged French/English Dictionary; Ketteridge's French/English Dictionary of Technical Terms and Phrases

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

231 months ago

   wrote:

Or "because of" instead of "on account of."

231 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

Yes, I agree.:)

231 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

Merci, Gina.

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231 months ago

   wrote:

default arising from an imbalance of the product

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231 months ago

Gina W   wrote:

Pas 'default' - c'est un faux ami. C'est 'defect' en anglais...

231 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Agree with Annemarie

231 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

You are right about default which is often used to say "lack of" (law) and not something that doesn't work properly. I just wrote it too quickly

231 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Actually, the word I wanted to use is fault.

231 months ago

Jennifer White   wrote:

Agree with Annemarie

231 months ago

myrthe   wrote:

basculement

My comment:

Le terme correspondant en anglais est : turn-over.

My references:

Wikipedia : beaucoup d'exemple sur ce mot

231 months ago

Isabel Ruivo   wrote:

tilt or tipping

My comment:

EURODICAUTOM

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231 months ago

Isabel Ruivo   wrote:

= defect that results from a tilt (or tipping) :)