Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
à la précision du quartz près
English translation:
to within the accuracy of the crystal
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Jun 2, 2015 20:59
9 yrs ago
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French term
Translation is depth of the passion
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, Portuguese to English
précision du quartz près
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Automotive context, PSA/Renault
ASPECTS TEMPORELS DES PARAMETRES ET TRAMES CAN
Précision des périodes théoriques de transmission : Précision du quartz du contrôleur CAN.
Précision de l'instant réel de demande de transmission : Entre 0 et 5 ms après l'instant théorique de transmission.
Exemple : Trame émise avec une période théorique de 20 ms : La période moyenne est de 20 ms (précision du quartz près), et deux demandes successives d'émission sont espacées de 20 ms ± 5 ms.
Temps maximal de transmission d'une trame sur le réseau (hors perturbation) : 5 ms.
Précision des périodes théoriques de transmission : Précision du quartz du contrôleur CAN.
Précision de l'instant réel de demande de transmission : Entre 0 et 5 ms après l'instant théorique de transmission.
Exemple : Trame émise avec une période théorique de 20 ms : La période moyenne est de 20 ms (précision du quartz près), et deux demandes successives d'émission sont espacées de 20 ms ± 5 ms.
Temps maximal de transmission d'une trame sur le réseau (hors perturbation) : 5 ms.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | to within the accuracy of the crystal |
Tony M
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| 4 | to within the accuracy of the quartz |
Raoul COLIN (X)
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Change log
Jun 2, 2015 21:40: Tony M changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "IT (Information Technology)" to "Electronics / Elect Eng" , "Field (write-in)" from "PSA/Renault" to "Automotive context, PSA/Renault"
Jul 9, 2017 00:38: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1063948">pooja_chic's</a> old entry - "précision du quartz près"" to ""to within the accuracy of the crystal""
Proposed translations
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to within the accuracy of the crystal
The expression ...près always requires handling on a case-by-case basis in EN, but I think this would probably be the most natural and idiomatic way of putting it in this particualr context.
quartz of course = quartz crystal — but in EN, we just call it a crystal (used as a very accurate timing reference in many electronic situations)
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Note added at 11 heures (2015-06-03 08:10:15 GMT)
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I think it's important to bear in mind that FR uses the one word 'précision' to convey the meanings of both 'accuracy' and 'precision' in EN — which in many cases are synonymous, though some people here have highlighted nuances of meaning which may be important in some contexts.
I feel sure Asker's main issue here was with the expression uisng 'près', and also perhaps the 'quartz', which amounts to a faux ami here.
quartz of course = quartz crystal — but in EN, we just call it a crystal (used as a very accurate timing reference in many electronic situations)
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Note added at 11 heures (2015-06-03 08:10:15 GMT)
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I think it's important to bear in mind that FR uses the one word 'précision' to convey the meanings of both 'accuracy' and 'precision' in EN — which in many cases are synonymous, though some people here have highlighted nuances of meaning which may be important in some contexts.
I feel sure Asker's main issue here was with the expression uisng 'près', and also perhaps the 'quartz', which amounts to a faux ami here.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you"
10 hrs
to within the accuracy of the quartz
quartz is a mineral and it was used on watches "quartz watch accuracy
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: 'quartz' is only used in that specific context, and in a marketing register; in 'normal' electronic technical language, it is 'crystal'.
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