May 13, 2023 12:53
1 yr ago
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French term
France
Textile, automobile & environment
Native in: French
Works in: French to English, English to French
Poignée non-débordante
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Refrigerators, coolers, freezers, etc.
I see what it means, this is a handle that doesn't stick out, but can't figure out what is the term used in English.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | Flush (fitting) handle |
Bashiqa
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| 4 +1 | non-protruding handle |
Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
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21 mins
Selected
Flush (fitting) handle
One option
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
liz askew
1 hr
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| agree |
philgoddard
1 hr
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| neutral |
Jennifer Levey
: An inset handle would also be 'non-débordante', without being 'flush' with anything.
1 hr
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| disagree |
Daryo
: you're adding a non existing element: just because it's not protruding, "une poignée non-débordante" is not necessarily "flush" with anything. That would be a separate / distincte characteristic.
1 day 22 mins
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| agree |
SafeTex
: if it does not stick out, it is flush. if it does not sitck out and is not flush, it would be "recessed" but the French does not say "en retrait" or similar.
17 days
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
1 hr
Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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non-protruding handle
https://www.bohle.com/en-za/products/fittings/interior-fit-o...
"Glass Door Lock Studio Private Line square Profile Cylinder lockable, non-protruding"
"Glass Door Lock Studio Private Line square Profile Cylinder lockable, non-protruding"
Peer comment(s):
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Daryo
: That's all we know for sure about this handle // for all we know, this handle might be on purpose sunken quite deep to prevent accidental opening.
22 hrs
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Yes. And for all we know, with the close-to-zero context we have, the expression could be part of a formal standard, which will set out minimum requirements without imposing any particular way in which they are to be implemented.
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Discussion
I understand that it can be difficult if something like this is just in a list of disparate objects. But OTOH sometimes it can be surprising how many clues can be obtained from the context in which a term like this is found.