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Record 1 2000-09-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Supplemental brake mounted on a drive train component and used to reduce or stabilize speed but not to stop the vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Frein complémentaire installé sur l'un des organes de la transmission, permettant au conducteur de stabiliser ou de réduire la vitesse d'un véhicule, mais non de l'arrêter.

OBS

Le terme «ralentisseur» est préconisé par l'Administration française.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Freno auxiliar que está instalado sobre el mecanismo de la transmisión y se utiliza para disminuir o estabilizar la velocidad de un vehículo, pero no para pararlo.

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