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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

casing (household appliances - washing machines)

French translation:

carrosserie

Added to glossary by Florence Piquemal
Jun 14 15:38
9 days ago
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English term

casing

English to French Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering Household electric appliances
washing machine casing

Que diriez-vous pour "casing" dans ce contexte ? Habillage, enveloppe, carter,... ?

Merci pour votre aide !
Proposed translations (French)
4 +1 carrosserie
4 carter
3 +1 enveloppe
4 carcasse

Discussion

david henrion Jun 15:
Patrick
Patrick Arbaut Jun 15:
@Renate, Précisément, Le Robert en parle:
▫ Par ext. La carrosserie d'une machine à laver, d'un réfrigérateur.
© 2017 Dictionnaires Le Robert - Le Petit Robert de la langue française

Merci d'avoir agrémenté la discussion d'une blague sexiste (!), vous m'avez bien fait rire :D
Patrick Arbaut Jun 15:
@David: oh, je ne vous en tiendrai pas rigueur, vous m'avez épargné les foudres de Renate :)
Emmanuella Jun 15:
@ Asker - Avez-vous une description de ce 'casing' ?
david henrion Jun 15:
et bon week-end
Renate Radziwill-Rall Jun 15:
David cela ne s'ouvre pas. Je ne vais plus contribuer ici, l'asker fait ce qu'elle veut. Si elle te donne les points, cela ne veut pas dire que ton post est correct. Il est bien connu que les hommes savent aller sur la lune, mais qu'ils sont impuissants devant une machine à laver.
david henrion Jun 15:
@Renate
Renate Radziwill-Rall Jun 15:
précisément Le Robert sous "carrosserie" one ne parle que de véhicules.
"carrosserie de machine à laver" n'existe pas chez Robert.
david henrion Jun 15:
Désolé Désolé Patrick, je n'avais pas cliqué sur votre lien avant de proposer ma réponse
Tony M Jun 14:
@ Renate I most certainly did not say this is not my field! Whatever leads you to imagine that?!
On the contrary, this is very much my specialist field!
What I did say was that in all my years working in this specific field, I have not encountered your proposed term used in this sort of context.
It's all about the 'idea' behind a term, which is why there is often no one-to-one correspondence between FR and EN in technical terms like these.
Renate Radziwill-Rall Jun 14:
look in the internet for decent manufacturers
Renate Radziwill-Rall Jun 14:
Tony you said yourself that this is not your field
Tony M Jun 14:
@ Patrick That's interesting! 'Carosserie' was the first term that sprang to mind for this; however, I had a doubt, as in all my years translating, i've never come across this term in connection with any piece of equipment like a domestic applliance. It's interesting that the EN version has it as 'cabinet', which is not the usual word I'd use in EN either! However, we should perhaps note that this is a Canadian source, where both EN and FR are used slightly differently from here in Europe.
Florence Piquemal (asker) Jun 14:
carrosserie : pas mal :) Vous voulez proposer la traduction ?
Patrick Arbaut Jun 14:
https://www.ikonet.com/fr/ledictionnairevisuel/maison/ameubl...

Proposed translations

+1
1 hr
Selected

carrosserie

Peer comment(s):
disagree Renate Radziwill-Rall : parce que cette machine se déplace sur roulettes et moteur??
29 mins
J'aurais pu multiplier les exemples. Il s'agit bien d'une carrosserie, c'est de la tôle.
agree Daryo : It may be not be the only option, but it's certainly not wrong.
10 hrs
Merci Daryo
agree Tony M : Agree with Daryo!/ In the sense that 'carrosserie' connotes 'bodywork' in English, it does have its place in this context
20 hrs
Merci Tony
agree ph-b : J'avais initialement affiché le lien vers Le Robert en réponse à Renate, mais je vois que j'ai été précédé par Patrick dans la discussion.
21 hrs
merci
disagree Johannes Gleim : "carrosserie" pour une voiture.
1 day 18 hrs
On ne peut remplir un verre déjà plein. Bon dimanche
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Bonjour à tous, "carrosserie" me paraît être le terme qui convient le mieux. Merci pour les liens fournis ! Bon dimanche"
8 mins

carter

carter de machine à laver
Peer comment(s):
disagree Tony M : Not really technically appropiate in this particular context.
26 mins
agree Olivier Latil : agree
33 mins
thank you
disagree Martin Buchet : terme incorrect : sens trop restreint pour le contexte
1 day 7 hrs
agree Johannes Gleim : pour les machines mécaniques, par ex.
1 day 19 hrs
merci
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+1
33 mins

enveloppe

Would be my first choice; 'habillage' might be possible, but tends rather to suggest some kind of 'trim' or 'cladding'.
I would at all costs avoid 'carter', as that tends to suggest some kind of (possibly removable) cover, rather than being an integral part of the object.

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Note added at 54 mins (2024-06-14 16:32:49 GMT)
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I had originally considered 'carosserie', for the concept, although I have rarely if ever encountered it in this sort of context.
I did wonder about 'boîtier' but to my mind that tends to suggest a more complete, 'one-piece' housing.
I even considered 'carénage', but again, although I have found it used in certain not-too-far-removed contexts, never on a domestic appliance.

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Note added at 57 mins (2024-06-14 16:35:45 GMT)
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'caisson' might be a better bet — certainly, this term is used to refer to the empty 'carcases' used to build kitchen units, though they're not usually made of sheet metal panels. I suppose 'tôlerie' might even be appropriate — at least that does correctly describe what it is.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Emmanuella : Cela fait penser à une housse en plastique, de même caisson est inapproprié
18 hrs
Non, en technique, on parle souvent d'une 'enveloppe' metallique, lorsque sa fonction est peu ou pas structurelle
agree Johannes Gleim : Je le connais, enveloppes pour les machines électriques
1 day 18 hrs
Danke, Johannes!
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1 hr

carcasse

https://www.techniques-ingenieur.fr/base-documentaire/energi...
La carcasse sert de support, transmet les efforts à l’assise de la machine, joue le rôle d’enveloppe, assure la protection contre les agents extérieurs et guide l’air de ventilation, ....

https://web.facebook.com/100063481481780/posts/1802982405464...
Carcasse machine a laver Samsung 07kg




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Note added at 1 hr (2024-06-14 17:25:10 GMT)
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https://werepair.fr/lave-linge/762248-carcasse-8032766028983...
https://www.pieces-electro.com/Prix/CARCASSE-LAVE-LINGE-3244...
Peer comment(s):
neutral Daryo : One of the "benefits" of MT: polluting the web. // Some of your references give the impression they have been "machine translated" from some other language, some are too general.
10 hrs
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