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232 months ago

Gina W  See profile asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

enveloppe (in this context)

Context:

Courbe ou surface fixe à laque

Keywords:

la localisation décrit un aire

 

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232 months ago

  See profile wrote:

Properly arranged mail

232 months ago

  See profile wrote:

Properly arranged mail

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Mail??? This is an engineering term

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Mail??? This is an engineering term

232 months ago

  See profile wrote:

tight-fitting envelope or casing

232 months ago

  See profile wrote:

a perfect casing

232 months ago

Isabel Ruivo  See profile wrote:

wrap-around cover

232 months ago

Isabel Ruivo  See profile wrote:

envelope

My comment:

this is a mathematical term, and it's the same in English (except spelling)

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Are you sure? It seems to me from the context that there should be an acute accent on enveloppe.

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Hi Jennifer: "Enveloppe" is a noun, the name given to the curve or surface described

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Hi, What, then, is un aire enveloppe?

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

That should be "une aire enveloppe parfaite". In this case it is an adjective, but still no accent.

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Are you sure? It seems to me from the context that there should be an acute accent on enveloppe.

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Hi, What, then, is un aire enveloppe?

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Hi Jennifer: "Enveloppe" is a noun, the name given to the curve or surface described

232 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

That should be "une aire enveloppe parfaite". In this case it is an adjective, but still no accent.

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232 months ago

Claude Le Frapper  See profile wrote:

envelope

My comment:

this is a mathematical term, and it's the same in English (except spelling)

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