pull-back mecanism

French translation: mécanisme à rétrofriction

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English term or phrase:pull-back mecanism
French translation:mécanisme à rétrofriction
Entered by: Thierry Darlis

20:06 Mar 10, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
English term or phrase: pull-back mecanism
It is for a construction game with magnetic bars
Build and play! See how fast you can go with one, two or no extra wagons! Load and race or assemble another train. Make speedy constructions with the included pull-back mechanism!
Thierry Darlis
United States
Local time: 07:35
mécanisme à rétrofriction
Explanation:
About toys with wheels you pull back and release for letting it move forward. I should thank my son, who loves Lego and got a Lego Technic with "Pull Back" system :-).
We may find also "moteur (à) rétrofriction", as on the Lego website (I see they use "pull-back motor" in US English). And I think "rétrofriction" is as correct as "rétro-friction".
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Arnaud BECK
France
Local time: 12:35
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mécanisme à rétrofriction


Explanation:
About toys with wheels you pull back and release for letting it move forward. I should thank my son, who loves Lego and got a Lego Technic with "Pull Back" system :-).
We may find also "moteur (à) rétrofriction", as on the Lego website (I see they use "pull-back motor" in US English). And I think "rétrofriction" is as correct as "rétro-friction".


    Reference: http://www.lego.com/fr-fr/technic/products/42027-desert-race...
Arnaud BECK
France
Local time: 12:35
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Tony M
1 min
  -> Thanks a lot, Tony :-).

neutral  Leman (X): C'est le principe de remonter un mécanisme, tel qu'une montre? **Pardon, je voulais sélectionner 'neutre'.
1 hr
  -> Oui, c'est similaire à une montre. On "remonte" le mécanisme en faisant rouler le jouet en arrière. L'énergie s'accumule et est restituée quand on lâche tout. Le "disagree" n'est peut-être pas adapté pour une question, si ??
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