Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
couple de puissance
English translation:
driving force
Added to glossary by
Miranda Joubioux (X)
Dec 2, 2009 17:53
14 yrs ago
French term
Miranda Joubioux (X)
couple de puissance
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
This is about a new cruising monohull
La légèreté est indispensable à la réussite du concept et constitue le fil rouge de la réflexion ; c'est effectivement l'élément critique car plus on est léger avec un couple de puissance donné et plus le bateau accélère
La légèreté est indispensable à la réussite du concept et constitue le fil rouge de la réflexion ; c'est effectivement l'élément critique car plus on est léger avec un couple de puissance donné et plus le bateau accélère
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +1 | driving force |
Graham macLachlan
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| 4 +2 | torque |
Emmanuelle Debon
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Proposed translations
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driving force
...with a given driving force...
is how I would get out of this hole :)
is how I would get out of this hole :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Graham. Good way out of it."
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7 mins
Emmanuelle Debon
Native in French
Translator and published fiction writer
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, German to French, Spanish to French, and 1 more.
torque
Simply?
Peer comment(s):
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david young
: i hope it's not "torque", cos that a rotary movement, not welcome on a boat; "couple de puissance" is fruitless on google.
15 mins
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| agree |
Michel F. Morin
: David's right: there is no hit for "couple de puissance" on Google, and I believe it's somehow a redundancy. Therefore I do support Emmanuelle's suggestion.
41 mins
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| agree |
Bourth (X)
: Yes, I imagine "de puissance" has been added either so people understand it's power or because otherwise there might be confusion with "couple" in a sailing sense (?). A short-stroke engine has more torque than a long-stroke engine of the same capacity.
3 hrs
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| agree |
rogerbaker
: I think that the torque couple de puissance surely is the power of the engine turning the propeller shaft, the greater the torque the lighter the hull the greater the speed
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