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door card

French translation: panneau de porte

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English term or phrase:door card
French translation:panneau de porte
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

07:10 Jul 20, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / car design
English term or phrase: door card
door card front/rear
Cyril Bel-Ange
France
Local time: 23:39
panneau de porte
Explanation:
= door panel (interior)

"Unlike other types of doors, the exterior side of the vehicle door contrasts in its design and finish from its interior side (the interior part is typically equipped with a door card (in British English) or a door panel (in American English) that has decorative and functional features. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_door
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:39
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4 +5panneau de porte
FX Fraipont (X)
5support de porte
GILLES MEUNIER


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
panneau de porte


Explanation:
= door panel (interior)

"Unlike other types of doors, the exterior side of the vehicle door contrasts in its design and finish from its interior side (the interior part is typically equipped with a door card (in British English) or a door panel (in American English) that has decorative and functional features. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_door

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 23:39
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 1555
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Good ref.! And yes, obviously a 'card' is just a covering panel — back in my days, they used to be literally made of a special kind of thick cardboard!
2 hrs
  -> thanks Tony!
agree  Elisabeth Gootjes
3 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  B D Finch
7 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Eleonore Menga: same translation in Quebec
10 hrs
agree  Daryo
1 day 18 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
support de porte


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 heure (2018-07-20 08:29:13 GMT)
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card ici = support

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Note added at 1 heure (2018-07-20 08:32:01 GMT)
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Doord card is an insert on the door of a vehicle that covers the door's internal components

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 1826
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