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pige étalon

English translation: plug gage

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French term or phrase:pige étalon
English translation:plug gage
Entered by: Fabrice MERCIER

16:09 Apr 15, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metrology
French term or phrase: pige étalon
Sortes de tampons lisses qui permettent de vérifier le diamètre intérieur d'alésages. J'ai trouvé des traductions mais je crois qu'elles correspondent plutot à des broches étalons.
Fabrice MERCIER
Local time: 14:38
plug ga(u)ge, by the sound of it
Explanation:
<<The plug gage is one of the most common types of fixed gages ... [They] are accurately ground cylinders used to gage internal dimensions, such as holes.>>
[Materials and Processes in Manufacturing, DeGarmo, Black, & Kohser, Prentice-Hall]
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Bourth (X)
Local time: 14:38
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Summary of answers provided
5feeler gauges
Tom Bishop
4 +1plug ga(u)ge, by the sound of it
Bourth (X)
3 +1yardstick
Leveleki
3bore gauge
David Sirett


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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pige étalon
yardstick


Explanation:
From what I had guessed and from the Larousse definition of 'pige' :- longueur arbitraire prise comme etalon, I wondered if 'yardstick' would be the best translation in your particular context. A yardstick could be for anything at all, used as a standard to measure against. Any help?

Leveleki
France
Local time: 14:38
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
7 mins
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pige étalon
bore gauge


Explanation:
maybe

David Sirett
Local time: 14:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
feeler gauges


Explanation:
Kettridge: pige = feeler gauge

Tom Bishop
Local time: 13:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pige étalon
plug ga(u)ge, by the sound of it


Explanation:
<<The plug gage is one of the most common types of fixed gages ... [They] are accurately ground cylinders used to gage internal dimensions, such as holes.>>
[Materials and Processes in Manufacturing, DeGarmo, Black, & Kohser, Prentice-Hall]

Bourth (X)
Local time: 14:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, that's what it sounds like; the 'étalon' presumably means a calibration or standard one against which others can be compared; or it might just be redundant...
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