girare a vuoto
English translation: to spin freely
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|  Selected response from: Francesco Toscano Italy Local time: 22:33 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | spin freely |
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| 4 | to rotate unmeshed |
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| 3 | rotate purposelessly (groundlessly?) |
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| 3 | to turn empty |
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| 4 -1 | idle |
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| 4 -1 | to idle |
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| 2 | turn continuously |
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5 mins confidence: 
rotate purposelessly (groundlessly?) Explanation: להסתובב על ריק In Hebrew is just the same as the Italian expression. |
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to turn empty Explanation: turn empty or run empty |
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27 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1idle Explanation: In meccanica il termine "idle" può indicare "girare a vuoto" o "girare al minimo", ad. es negli ingranaggi (si parla di "idle time" per indicare il tempo di inattività di una parte meccanica) |
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1 hr confidence:
to rotate unmeshed Explanation: the threaded rivets ... frequently rotate unmeshed Reference: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5219375.html |
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1 hr confidence:
turn continuously Explanation: not confident but it is the only thing I can think of even if the text is a little bit confusing |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1spin freely Explanation: From the back side of the switch, using a 1/4" drill bit (you can use a larger one, just be careful to not drill through the plastic), drill the heads off of the aluminum rivets. If they spin freely, hold them on the other side so they do not move. There are 6 rivets in all. Reference: http://merc-benz.blogspot.com/2007/10/neutral-safety-switch-... |
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15 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1to idle Explanation: ...is what it means -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 21 mins (2010-05-02 15:53:42 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- idle (Mecc) girare a vuoto. (Mecc) far girare a vuoto. http://dizionari.corriere.it/dizionario_inglese/Inglese/I/id... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 28 mins (2010-05-02 16:00:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Alternatively: to run idle http://rempart.edufr.net/tee/Doc/lexiques/glossary_final1.xl... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2010-05-02 17:32:39 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Thank you, Being Earnest, for the heads up. On second thoughts, I suggest "rotates freely" as a translation. Make sure the rivet rotates freely in the hole. http://www.realestatewebmasters.com/blogs/mikey/6619/show/ |
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