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Hela Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary

shim

I'd like to greet all the teachers of this forum, and I have a particular thought for those who have been helping for nearly 3 years now -Mr Pedantic, Mr Micawber and Clive. I wish you all a pleasant academic year and I thank you in advance for all the help that you will provide me throughout.

My question today is about the meaning of "shim". It seems to be a tool but I don't understand what it is exactly. Would you know its equivalent in French?

Kindest regards,

Hela
  

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Thanks, Hela-- nice to see you again. A shim is a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices with a hammer or mallet, or for temporarily supporting or tightening joints; it looks like the end of a chisel or slot-head screwdriver, but bigger and with no handle-- or like a graduated doorstop. [url= ]HERE[/url] is one in use.

— Mister Micawber

  • Thanks, Hela-- nice to see you again.
  • A shim is a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices with a hammer or mallet, or for temporarily supporting or tightening joints; it looks like the end of a chisel or slot-head screwdriver, but bigger and with no handle-- or like a graduated doorstop.
  • [url= ]HERE[/url] is one in use.
  • Sorry, but I do not know the French.
  • Wedge ( coin ) might be a passable subsitute.
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Thanks, Hela-- nice to see you again. A shim is a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices with a hammer or mallet, or for temporarily supporting or tightening joints; it looks like the end of a chisel or slot-head screwdriver, but bigger and with no handle-- or like a graduated doorstop. [url=
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Thank you Mr Micawber! The photograph says it all. Emotion: smile

See you soon
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No shim, only wedge (which is close) here:
http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/wedge

Also, see for "interface":
http://www.proz.com/?sp=h&id=107927
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Thanks a lot, Marius for your help.

Best wishes
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Hi Hela,

Thank you for your kind wishes.

Clive
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You're very welcome! Emotion: smile
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