Richard and Alex Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 HiProbably not a question asked that often, but does anyone know what the French is for "circlip"? I need to get one to mend the lawnmower and can't find a translation anywhere. Any help appreciated although with this weather I'm not sure why I am bothering to even think about cutting the grass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-cat Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Is it possible to take the offending/broken "circlip" to a shop with you & just ask for a new one? It's what I tend to do if I'm stuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Looks like it's, err... circlip [:)] See images here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 RichardThis reply will probably be interpreted as patronising but here goes anywayIf you search for "translation" in Google one of the links will be to Babelfish which allows you to translate English/French and many others. One of the added advantages is that far less typing is required than your original post.John - trying to help others to help themselves or just trying ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Funny, I usually need more than one word to fix my lawnmower. After pulling on the starter cord for a while and working up a good sweat, I normally stand back and shout 'WILL YOU START YOU B@R$/#D' at it. At this point I notice the lead to the spark plug has come loose .........[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gosub Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I posted a link to this site for car related translations, French to English / English to French sometime ago, here it is again. http://the.burgund.chez-alice.fr/trad_cadre.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 [quote user="Pierre ZFP"]Funny, I usually need more than one word to fix my lawnmower. After pulling on the starter cord for a while and working up a good sweat, I normally stand back and shout 'WILL YOU START YOU B@R$/#D' at it. At this point I notice the lead to the spark plug has come loose .........[Www][/quote]Funny, that sounds a lot like Mr Cat trying to start his chainsaw. Almost all of the gros mots that I know in French are due to that ###***!!! de ###!!!*** de !!!***### chainsaw [:$] But even better than it not starting, is when it stops suddenly (usually mid-cut and jammed in a tree trunk). That's advanced gros mots territory! And once extracted from the ###***!!! de !!###*** tree, who'd have thought a chainsaw could bounce, if thrown hard enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre ZFP Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 It's a boy thing [:P]Remember Basil Fawlty beating his car with a branch of a tree when it refused to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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