Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Settling of powder
French translation:
tassement de la poudre
Added to glossary by
Jan Van Den Bulcke
May 2, 2011 12:55
13 yrs ago
English term
Settling of powder
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
food supplements
I'm translating product specs for food supplements. Does anyone have an idea what "settling" could mean in this context and how I could translate this?
Context: Packed by weight, not by volume. *Settling of powder occurs after packaging.*
Context: Packed by weight, not by volume. *Settling of powder occurs after packaging.*
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +9 | tassement de la poudre |
Dominique Masurel
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| 4 +2 | peut se compacter |
cc in nyc
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| 3 -1 | Afaissement de la poudre |
Andrew Bramhall
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Proposed translations
+9
43 mins
Dominique Masurel
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
Ingénieur chimiste, 20 ans de traduction
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French
Related KudoZ points
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235
Selected
tassement de la poudre
c'est ce qui me semble le plus approprié...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Colin Rowe
: "Dans la pratique la masse volumique apparente dépend du degré de tassement d'une poudre et plusieurs valeurs peuvent être mesurées : ..." http://nte.mines-albi.fr/STP/co/C3_Contenu_02-02.html
18 mins
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| agree |
FX Fraipont (X)
22 mins
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| agree |
silvester55
: oui
47 mins
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| agree |
CFournier
1 hr
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| agree |
Tony M
: Yes, this is what you see on FR food packaging: « produit peut se tasser.. » etc.
1 hr
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| agree |
cc in nyc
: Tony is right; I see now that "peut se tasser" is much more prevalent
1 hr
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| agree |
Thierry Bourguet
2 hrs
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| agree |
lancefredrick
9 hrs
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| agree |
enrico paoletti
1 day 3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
-1
33 mins
Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flair and accuracy tailored to your text
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Afaissement de la poudre
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Tony M
: That would be the wrong meaning of 'settlement' here (applicable to a building, for example)
1 hr
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+2
57 mins
peut se compacter
AMA.
"la farine pouvant se compacter, peser-la au lieu de la mesurer"
http://www.sansgluten-cie.com/index.php?module=produit&actio...
"la farine pouvant se compacter, peser-la au lieu de la mesurer"
http://www.sansgluten-cie.com/index.php?module=produit&actio...
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