bilâmes

English translation: bimetallic releases/bimetallic circuit breaker

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French term or phrase:bilâmes
English translation:bimetallic releases/bimetallic circuit breaker
Entered by: Jana Cole

21:05 May 29, 2017
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / provision of heat and hot water
French term or phrase: bilâmes
This is from a lease agreement. I cannot find bilâmes as a noun.

Chauffage et production d'eau chaude, distribution d'eau dans les parties privatives
Menues réparations:
remplacement des *** bilâmes ***, pistons, membranes, boîtes à eau, allumage piezo-électrique, clapets et joints des appareils à gaz
Jana Cole
United States
Local time: 06:23
bimetallic releases/bimetallic circuit breaker
Explanation:
bilâme is not standard French and I can see that as short for disjoncteur bilame. The above for suggestion
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Raoul COLIN (X)
Local time: 15:23
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3 +1bimetallic releases/bimetallic circuit breaker
Raoul COLIN (X)
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Quelques recherches
mchd

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bimetallic releases/bimetallic circuit breaker


Explanation:
bilâme is not standard French and I can see that as short for disjoncteur bilame. The above for suggestion

Raoul COLIN (X)
Local time: 15:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 77

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Though not a circuit-breaker nor even release, here: in this instalnce, they will be safety devices, that shut off the gas supply if the flame blows out. It's why you have to hold the knob in on your gas cooker while you light it.
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Reference: Quelques recherches

Reference information:
http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/bilame/9268

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilame

https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/bilame

mchd
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 24

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agree  writeaway
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