Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Head of Steam
French translation:
à toute vapeur ! - la vapeur sous pression
Added to glossary by
Catherine Gilsenan
Sep 5, 2013 23:26
10 yrs ago
English term
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Head of Steam
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Transport / Transportation / Shipping
Steam Trains
How would you say "Head of Steam" in its original context (i.e. the pressure needed in an engine to make it go)?
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/build up a head of steam
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/build up a head of steam
Proposed translations
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| 4 | à toute vapeur ! |
Tony M
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| 3 | pression de décollage |
Cyril B.
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Change log
Sep 15, 2013 14:59: Catherine Gilsenan changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/944419">Catherine Gilsenan's</a> old entry - "Head of Steam"" to ""à toute vapeur ! - la vapeur sous presson""
Proposed translations
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à toute vapeur !
Although that might more properly translate 'steaming ahead', I think it would be a more appropriate solution in this specific context.
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Note added at 11 days (2013-09-17 06:29:13 GMT) Post-grading
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I'm not sure your addition really contributes anything extra (and certainly hardly makes for a snappy title!) — in fact, it could even add an unwanted connotation: "Steam railways, under pressure from diesel..." ;-)
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Note added at 11 days (2013-09-17 06:29:13 GMT) Post-grading
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I'm not sure your addition really contributes anything extra (and certainly hardly makes for a snappy title!) — in fact, it could even add an unwanted connotation: "Steam railways, under pressure from diesel..." ;-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you.
But I am going to add to it
À tout/pleine vapeur! – la vapeur sous pression
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2 hrs
pression de décollage
ou 'pression de démarrage/de marche'
"le décollage, c'est l'instant où le train se mets en mouvement. Le démarrage, c'est la mise en vitesse."
http://www.cheminots.net/forum/topic/12225-traction-vapeur/
"le décollage, c'est l'instant où le train se mets en mouvement. Le démarrage, c'est la mise en vitesse."
http://www.cheminots.net/forum/topic/12225-traction-vapeur/
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: 'head of steam' = pression, should've stopped there; 'make it go' probably does NOT mean 'décollage', but rather, simply to make it operate; Asker may well be using the layman's expression 'to make it go' in a very imprecise way for simply 'to drive'.
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I don't understand. What's the problem with 'pression de décollage' = la pression nécessaire pour que le train décolle ?
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