French translation of "wing above crest line" - "aile au-dessus de l'arête supérieure"

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166 months ago

neo (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	English > French
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	wing above crest line
Context:	automotive
Keywords:	Exterior of wing above crest line right two-coat-paint-combined operations – adjacent part

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166 months ago

wrote:

Surface externe de l'aile au-dessus de l'écusson

My comment:

"crest" for a car can also mean "écusson", comme l'écusson d'aile de la Ferrari

My references:

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ferrari-history2.htm

166 months ago

wrote:

aile au-dessus de l'arête supérieure

My comment:

source : http://fra.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_french/automotive_cars_trucks/1499432-crest_line.html

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166 months ago

wrote:

"arête" would work in the case of a door, and there is nothing in the English text meaning "supérieure". In the case of a wing, there is nothing above "l'arête supérieure".

166 months ago

wrote:

"arête" would work in the case of a door, and there is nothing in the English text meaning "supérieure". In the case of a wing, there is nothing above "l'arête supérieure".

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