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yields and strains

French translation: atteint sa limite élastique et se déforme

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English term or phrase:yields and strains
French translation:atteint sa limite élastique et se déforme
Entered by: Kari Foster

16:55 Jan 5, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Physics
English term or phrase: yields and strains
je suppose que "to strain" signifie "se tendre", mais "yields" ??

the material is resiliently resistive to both compression set and compression to a sufficient extent that saiid material yields and strains in compression to acomodate separation of said first edge and second edge from each other
Daphnee
Local time: 17:09
atteint sa limite élastique et se déforme
Explanation:
These are really two different questions. Also, the words seem to be in the wrong order, since the material will strain quite a lot before yielding!
It's nothing to do with folding or bending though, and "se tendre" is not right because it specifies that the material is subjected to compression (i.e. being pushed not pulled).
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Kari Foster
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:09
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Summary of answers provided
4atteint sa limite élastique et se déforme
Kari Foster
3se relâche et se tend
Odette Grille (X)
3plie et se déforme
Raymonde Gagnier


  

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se relâche et se tend


Explanation:
C'est le sens, mais selon la nature du procédé ou des matériaux il pourrait y avoir de meilleurs choix

se contracte et se détend, etc.

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Note added at 5 mins (2007-01-05 17:01:21 GMT)
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Bon courage ! Quel charabia...

Odette Grille (X)
Canada
Local time: 11:09
Native speaker of: French
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plie et se déforme


Explanation:
C'est une expression qu'on voit souvent dans ce contexte.

Raymonde Gagnier
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Local time: 11:09
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atteint sa limite élastique et se déforme


Explanation:
These are really two different questions. Also, the words seem to be in the wrong order, since the material will strain quite a lot before yielding!
It's nothing to do with folding or bending though, and "se tendre" is not right because it specifies that the material is subjected to compression (i.e. being pushed not pulled).

Kari Foster
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:09
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