Under construction as time allows.
As glossaries are written in each language this index will link to them.
These translations are by professional and amateur blacksmiths and metalworkers that have a working knowledge of the tools and their language.
They are not linguists.
The translations may not be perfect but they are better than machine translations or translations by people unfamiliar with the tools.
Submissions comments and corrections welcome.
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alloy | (l')alliage (m) | (die) Legierung | lega | aleación | legering | |
anneal | recuire | weichglühen | ricuocere | recocer; recocer blando | mjukglödgning | |
anvil | (l') enclume (f) | (der) Amboß | incudine | (el) yunque (la) bigornia |
städ | |
bar clamp (threaded) |
(el) tornillo de barra | |||||
bellows | (les) soufflets (m) | Bälge (plural) | mantice | (el) fuelle | bälg | |
bellows (small) hand or molder's |
soffietti | (el) fuelle de fogón; | ||||
belt sander | (le) ponteuse à bande | levigatrice a nastro | (la) lijadora de banda | bandslip or bandputs bandslipmaskin |
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bend | (la) courbure | (die) Schlaufe | curvatura | (la) curva | bock | |
bender | (la) cintreuse | (der) Biegeapparat | piegatubi | (la) màquina de curvar; (la) curvadora | bockmaskin | |
bending tools | (les) griffes de forgeron | arnesi per piegare | (los) ùtiles de curvado | |||
bench | (l') établi (m) | (die) Werkbank | (el) banco | bänk | ||
bench work | Banco da lavoro | |||||
bickern (OE) or stake anvil |
(la) bigorne | la) bigorneta | sparrhorn | |||
blacksmith | (le) forgeron | (der) Schmied | fabbro | (el) herrero; (el) forjador | smed | |
artist blacksmith | (le) forgeron d'artisan | (der) Kunstschmied | fabbro artista o artigiano (artisan) |
(el) forjador artistico | konstsmed | |
hobby smith | (le) forgeron en amateur | (der) Hobbyschmied | fabbro amatore | (el) forjador de afición | hobbysmed | |
bloomery | (la) bloomerie | (la) forja de tochos | direkt-reducerat järn | |||
blower | (le) ventilateur | (das) Gebläse | Ventola elettrica ventilatore |
(el) soplador | fläkt | |
bolster, perforated or punching plate |
(la) lame à perforé | (die) Lochplatte | (la) sufridera | håljärn (för hålslagning) | ||
borax | borace ? | (el) bórax; el atíncar |
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brake (press brake) | (la) plieuse | (das) Blech | Pressa piegatrice | (la) plegadora (the bending machine) |
kantbock, kantpress | |
brass | (le) cuivre | (das) Messing | ottone | (el) latón | Mässing | |
bronze | (le) bronze | (die) Bronce | bronzo | (el) bronce | brons | |
butcher | macellaio It2 | (la) tajadera en bisel (con mango) | snedsätt | |||
calipers, outside | (le) compas dépaisseur or (le) compas d'extérieu |
(das) Aussenmikrometer | compasso per esterni | (el) compás de gruesos | skjutmått, krumcirkel, fjädercirkel |
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calipers, inside | (le) compas d'intérieur or (le) compas maître-danseur |
(das) Innenmikrometer | compasso per interni | skjutmått, fotpassare, fotcirkel | ||
dividers | (le) compas à pointes | (der) Teilapparat | compasso a punte fisse | passare, bågcirkel, stickcirkel | ||
cast iron | (le) fer couléor, or (le) fer de fonte | (das) Gusseisen | Ghisa, Ferro fuso | (el) hierro colado | gjutjärn | |
chisel | (le) burin or (le) cisseau |
(der) Meißel | scalpello | cincel | mejsel eller huggmejsel | |
(to) chase | bretteler, or ciseler | treiben | cisellare | driva | ||
chasing or chased work |
(le) ciselage | (die) getriebene Arbeit | cisello | pdiva, ciselera | ||
charcoal | (le) charbon à bois | (die) Holzkohle | carbone di legna | (el) carbón de leña; carbón vegetal | träkol | |
coal | (le) charbon | (die) Kohle | carbone | carbón carbón de piedra |
kol / stenkol | |
coal, blacksmith | (le) charbon de forge | (die) Schmiedekohle | Carbone da forgia | smideskol | ||
coal (soft), bituminous | (l') houille grasse | bitumenhaltige Steinkohle | carbone bituminoso | carbón bituminoso | kol med högt bitumen inehåll | |
coal (hard), anthracite |
(l') anthracite or (l') houille sèche |
(das) Anthrazit | antracite | (la) carbón antracita | antracit | |
collar (band-clip) |
(le) collet or (le) collier |
(die) Manschette | collare | (la) abrazadera | klammer, svepfog | |
clamp (the tool) |
(le) serre-joint | morsetto | (la) mordaza | |||
C-clamp (the tool) |
(le) serre en C | morsetto a C | (la) mordaza | |||
cone mandrel (floor) |
(le) cône de forge | (der) Schmiedekegel | (el) pilón (Mexico) |
kon, golvkon | ||
cone anvil tool |
(le) cône d'enclume | Ambosshörnchen | kon, kondubb | |||
drift, tapered | (der) Durchschlag | scalpello | (el) ensanchador | dorn | ||
drill | (la) perceuse | bohren | trapano | taladrar (verb) | borr, att borra(prosess), borrmaskin |
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drill bit | (le) foret | (der) Bohrer | punta da trapano | (la) broca | borr | |
drill press | (la) machine à percer montéesur colonne
or (la) forerie sur colonne (la) perceuse sur pied |
(die) Tischbohrmaschine | trapano a colonna | (la) taladradora | pelarborrmaskin | |
ductility | (la) ductilité | (die) Dehnbarkeit | duttilita' | ductilidad | formbarhet, tänjbarhet, böjlighet, plasticitet |
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ductile iron | (le) fer ductile, or (le) fer malléable |
ferro duttile | hierro dúctil | segjärn | ||
(to) emboss | reveler en bosse or repousser |
lavorare a sbalzo | ||||
emery cloth | (la) toile (d')émeri | tela smeriglia | smärgelduk | |||
emery paper | (le) papier émerisé or (le) papier d'émeri |
carta vetrata | ||||
(to) engrave | graver | gravieren | bulinare, incidere | grabar | gravera | |
engraved (adjective) |
gravée | graviert | ||||
engraving (verb) |
(la) gravure | er graviert das | bulinatura | grabadura | graverar | |
file | (la) lime | (die) Feile | lima | lima (la) | fil | |
file card (for cleaning) |
(la) brosse métallique | lima da mazzo | (la) limpialimas | |||
fire | (le) feu | (das) Feuer | fuoco | fuego | eld | |
firepot (fire box) |
(le) bol (de forge) | (die) Esse | focolaio | (la) caja del fuego | forma, ässjetråg | |
flux | (le) fondant | fondente "borace" |
(el) flujo | |||
forepunch or stamp | (der) Stempel | punzone | (el) puntero | |||
taper punch | (le) chass-clavette effiler | (der) Stempel (konisch) | punzone conico | |||
stamp (marking device) |
(l') étampeur (m) | (der) Letternstempel | marchio o stampo |
siffer/bokstavs-stans | ||
forge | (le) forgeron or (le) maréchele |
(die) Schmiede | forgia | fragua | ässja | |
foundry | (la) fonderie | (die) Gießerei | fonderia | fundición | gjuteri | |
furnace | (le) four | (der) Ofen | fornace | fornace | ugn | |
flatter | (la) chasse à parer (l') aplatissor |
(der) Schlichthammer | livellatore | (la) plancha (Mexico) |
planhammare | |
fuller | (le) dégorgeoir | (das) Rundgesenk | follatore gualcheratore |
kälhammare, kälstamp | ||
grinding | meulage | Schleifen | arrotatura | el moler | slipa, slipning | |
grinding wheel | (la) meule | (die) Schleifscheibe | disco abrasivo | slipskiva | ||
buffing wheel | (la) meule à polir | (die) Polierscheibe | disco da lucidatura | polerskiva, lumpskiva, sisalskiva, filtpolerskiva |
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grinder | (le) broyeur | (der) Schleifer | smerigliatrice elettrica motorized grinder |
slipmaskin slipare (the person that...) |
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angle grinder | (le) rectifieuse coudée | (der) Winkelschleifer | frullino | (el) esmeriladora; esmeril de angulo recto (la) amoladora |
vinkelslip | |
bench grinder | (la) touret or (le) broyeur à banc |
(die) Schleifmaschine | Mola da banco | (el) esmeril de banco | bänkslip smärgel |
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hammer | (le) marteau | (der) Hammer | martello | martillo (el) | hammare | |
a ball pien hammer |
(le) marteax à panne ronde | (der) Kugelhammer | Martello a punta tonda | (el) martillo de bola | kulhammare | |
blacksmith hammer (cross pien) |
(le) martaux à panne transversale OR (le) marteau de forgeron |
(der) Schlosserhammer | martello da fabbro o a taglio trasversale |
(el) martillo de boca | smideshammare | |
a sledge hammer | (la) masse | (der) Vorschlaghammer | mazza or mazzetta |
(el) acotillo (el) macho |
slägga | |
a hardie hardy |
(le) tranchet (d'enclume) | (der) Schröter/Abschrot | (la) tajadera | avskrot | ||
header | (les) tenaille boulonnière | nageldon | ||||
horseshoe | (le) fer à cheval | (das) Hufeisen | ferro di cavallo | herradura | hästsko | |
horseshoer farrier |
(le) maréchal | (der) Hufschmied | maniscalco | (el) herrador | hovslagare | |
iron | (le) fer | ferro | (el) hierro | järn | ||
jig thingamajig |
(le) truc | (die) Spannvorrichtung | forma | (la) guía | jig | |
jig, engineer's | (le) gabarit de mécanicien | |||||
jig, assembly | (l') appareil de montage | (la) forma | ||||
lathe | Le tour | (die) Drehbank | tornio | (el) torno | svarv | |
lathe, power | (le) tour a la méchanique | (die) Hochleistungsdrehbank |
tornio elettrico | supportsvarv | ||
locksmith | (le) serrurier | (der) Schlosser | serramentista | (el) cerrajero | låssmed | |
machinist | (le) machiniste or (le) mécanicien |
(der) Mechaniker | macchinista tornitore | (el) maquinista | maskinist, mekaniker | |
magnet | (l') aiment (m) | (der) Magnet | magnete | imán | magnet | |
magnetic | magnétique | magnetisch | magnetico | magnético | magnetisk | |
monkey tool | (la) portapieza (Peru) |
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nail | (le) clou | (der) Nagel | chiodo | clavo | spik | |
nail header | (le) outil pour faire la tête de clou | (das) Nageleisen | (la) clavera | nageljärn | ||
orbital sander | (le) ponteuse à orbitale | levigatrice orbitale | lijadora orbital | |||
drop hammer | (le) marteau-pilon | martello a caduta | (el) martinete | fallhammare | ||
air hammer | Martello pneumatico | |||||
drop forge | étamper, or estamper | im Gesenk schmieden | pressa | sänksmide | ||
power hammer | (le) marteau-pilon | martello automatico o meccanico |
(el) martillo mecánico | |||
pig iron | (le) fer en saumon, or (le) fer en geusse(s) | Ghisa | ||||
pitch (for repousse) |
(le) brai | (la) pez (la) brea |
beck, ciselörbeck | |||
pritchel (horseshoe nail hole punch) |
(das) Rundloch | (el) botapunta (la) punceta (el) puntero |
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pliers | (la) pince, or (la) tenaille |
(die) kleine Zange | pinze | (las) pincas plural |
tång | |
protractor | (le) rapporteur | (der) Winkelmesser | goniometro | (el) transportador | gradskiva | |
(a) punch | (le) poinçon | (das) Stanzwerkzeug | punzone o punteruolo | (el) punzón | puns / dorn | |
(a) center punch | (le) pointeau | (der) Körner | puntino | (el) granete | körnare | |
square punch (handled) |
(le) mandrin carré | punzone quadro | ||||
round punch (handled) |
(le) mandrin rond | punzone conico | ||||
to punch verb |
percer or découper. | stanzen | punzonare o bucare |
punzonar perforar |
hålstamp | |
quench | éteignent | abschrecken | temperalo ? | apagar (verb) | släcka, kyla nor | |
rasp | (la) râpe | (die) grobe Feile, (die) Raspel |
raspa | escofina (la) | rasp | |
repousse | repoussé | tecnica a sbalzo | (el) repujado | |||
rivet | (le) rivet | (der) Niet | ribattino o rivetto |
remache | Nit | |
rolls sheet rollers |
rulli, rulli da trasporto |
rundbock | ||||
sand paper | (le) papier sablé or (le) papier verré or (le) papier abrasif |
carta vetrata | sandpapper | |||
saw | (la) scie | (die) Säge | sega | (la) sierra | såg | |
bandsaw | (la) scie à ruban | (die) Bandsäge | sega a nastro | (la) sierra sin fin | bandsåg | |
chop saw (Cutoff) |
(la) scie à meule | Troncatrice a disco abrasivo | cortadora de metales | kallsåg | ||
hacksaw | (la) scie à métaux | (die) Bügelsäge Metall-Bügelsäge |
sega a ferro | (el) arco de segueta | bågfil | |
saw blade | (la) lame or (la) lame de scie |
(das) Sägeblatt | lama di sega | (la) hoja de sierra | sågblad | |
scraper | (le) grattoir | spatola da pittore edile | skrapa | |||
screw | (la) vis | (die) Schraube | vite | (el) tornillo | skruv | |
a scroll | (le) rouleau (de fer) | (der) Schnörkel | riccio | (la) voluta | skrolla, kriumelur | |
to scroll | mettre en rouleau | einrollen | göra en krumelur | |||
set hammer | (le) chasse à parer. or (le) chasse carrée. |
(der) Setzhammer | sätt | |||
(a) shear | (le) hachard | (die) Schere | troncatrice industriale | (la) cizalla | gradsax, bänksax | |
to shear | cisailler | scheren | tagliare | cizallar | att klippa | |
bench shear(s) | (le) hachard à banc | (die) Hebelschere | tagliatrice a mano | bänksax | ||
splitting verb |
se fendre | spalten | separare | klyva | ||
spring hammer | (le) marteau à sauter or (le) marteau à pilon |
(der) Federhammer | martello meccanico a molla | fjäderhammare | ||
smithy | atelier de maréchalerie | (die) Schmiede | officina del maniscalco | (la) herreriá | smedja | |
steel | (l') acier | (der) Stahl | acciao | (el) acero | stål | |
mild steel | (l') acier doux | (der) Weichstahl, Baustahl | acciao dolce | (el) acero suave | blötjärn, konstruktionsstål (0.00-0.35%C) |
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medium carbon steel | (l') acier demi-dur | (der) Stahl, mittlerer Kohlenstoffgehalt | acciao rapido | maskinstål, (0.35-0.65%C) |
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high carbon steel | (l') acier de carbone | (der) Stahl, hoher Kohlenstoffgehalt | acciao super rapido | stål med hög kolhalt (0.5-1.5%) |
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swage | (l') étampent | (das) Gesenk | foggiano (?) | encurvan | sänke | |
swage block | (l') etampe universelle | lockplatta, sänkplatta | ||||
(a) taper | (le) délardement | (der) Konus, Kragen, Kegelstumpf | Punteruolo, Punzone | afilado | ||
(to) taper verb |
effiler | verjüngen | appuntire, rendere a forma conica | afilar | att tapera, smalna av | |
tapering | (le) délardement | (die) Verjüngung | appuntire, Sfinare | afilamiento | taperande, tapera | |
taper to a point | tailler en point | zuspitzen | appuntire | smalna av till en spets | ||
temper | tremper | anlassen | temperare | templar (verb) | anlöpa | |
C | temper color | (la)lame de tremper | (die) Anlassfarbe | colore della temperatura | anlöpningsfärg | |
temperature | la température | (die) Temperatur | temperatura | temperatura | temperatur | |
tenon | (le) tenon | (der) Zapfen | (la) espiga | tapp | ||
tongs | tenaille forgeron | Zangen or (die) Feuerzange |
pinze | (las) tenazas plural |
tång | |
straight tongs |
(les) tenaille droit | Pinze a ganascia drittaIt1 | tång med raka käftar | |||
bolt tongs |
(les) tenaille à boulous | |||||
box jaw tongs |
(les) tanaille à coquilles | pinze a ganascia quadraIt1 | ||||
hoop or knee tongs |
(les) tenaille anneau | |||||
horseshoe tongs |
(les) tenaille de maréchal (or maréchal-ferrant) |
(die) Hufeisenzange | tenaglie | |||
farrier's nippers |
tronchesi da maniscalco | |||||
short jaw tongs |
(les) tenaille à courte màchoire | (die) Kurzmaulzange | Pinze a ganascia corta It1 | kortkäftad tång | ||
"V" bit tongs |
(les) tenaille à rainure | |||||
wolf jaw tongs |
(les) tenaille de loup | (die) Wolfsmaulzange; | vargkäfts-tång | |||
torch | (la) torche | (der) Brenner | Torcia (fiamma ossidrica) |
gasbrännare | ||
welding torch | (le) chalumeau | (der) Schweissbrenner | fiamma ossidrica | gas-svets | ||
cutting torch | (le) chalumeau à couper | (der) Schneidbrenner | torcia da taglio | skärbrännare | ||
rosebud torch (tip) | (le) buse multiflamme | (der) Bündelbenner | värmnings munstycke | |||
tuyere | (la) tuyère | (la) tobera | forma | |||
wire brush or wire wheel |
(le) disque en brosses métalliques | Spazzolatrice a ferro elettrica* | (el) cepillo alambre | stålborste, stålborste för slipmaskin |
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wire brush | (la) brosse en fil de fer | spazzola d'acciaio | ||||
(to) twist twisting |
(le) torsion en rouler | (die) Verdrehung | avvitare | retorcer | vrida | |
(to) upset upsetting |
refouler | (die) Stauchung Aufstauchung |
Compattare, Comprimere | recalcar | stukning | |
vise | (l')eteau | (der) Schraubstock | (el) tornillo de banco | skruvstycke | ||
blacksmith's vise (leg vise) |
(l')éteau à pied | (der) Schmiedeschraubstock |
Morsa da fabbro con gamba a terra It1 | (el) tornillo de pie | vinkelskruvstycke | |
weld | soudure | (die) Schweißung | saldatura | soldadura | svets (svetsa) | |
forge weld(ing) | souder forgeron | (die) Feuerschweissung |
saldatura forgiata | soldadura al fuego | väll (välla) | |
arc weld (electric) |
(la) soudure à l'arc | (die) Lichtbogenschweissung |
saldatura ad arco | (la) soldadura al arco | bågsvets | |
arc welder (machine) |
(la) soudeuse électric | (der) Elektroschweissapparat | saldatrice ad arco | bågsvets | ||
arc welder (person) |
(le) soudeur électric | (der) Elektroschweisser | saldatore | svetsare | ||
butt weld | (la) soudure en bout | saldatura a botte | (la) soldadura a tope | välla ända mot ända | ||
faggot weld | souder à pacquetage | (die) Bündelschweissung | saldatura a pacchetto | (la) soldadura manojo | ||
jump weld | (la) soudure ou joint soudé par encollage | |||||
lap weld | (la) soudure à recouvrement or (la) soudure à écharpe |
saldatura a bordo sovrapposto | (la) soldadura de bordes sobrepuestos | |||
scarf weld | (la) soudure à chanfrein | |||||
(to) gas weld oxy-acetylene |
souder à oxy-acétylène or souder autogène |
gasschweissen, autogenschweissen | saldatura ossiacetilenica | (la) soldadura oxiacetilénica or autógena |
gas-svetsa | |
wrench spanner |
(la) clef | Schraubenschlüssel | chiave inglese | (la) llave para tuercas | skruvnyckel | |
wrench scroll or bending hickey | (le) clef enrouleau | (la) horquilla | ||||
wrought iron (the metal) |
(le) fer forgé, or (le) fer soudé, or (le) fer battu | ferro lavorato, ferro battuto | (el) hierro dulce | välljärn, valonjärn | ||
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typical analysis | analisi tipica | (el) anàlisis quimico | ||||
heat treatment | trattamento termico | (el) tratamiento térmico | ||||
to normalize | normalizzare | normalizar | ||||
(to) harden | temperare (ndurire) ?? |
revenir | ||||
Lever Law Lever Ratio metallurgy |
Hebelgesetz | |||||
chimney | ||||||
NOTES:
(a) drop forging (closed die) - im Gesenk schmieden to forge weld - souder a chaud lap weld - soudure par amorces cleft weld (bird's mouth) - soudure gueule de loup butt weld - soudure en bout The source is Fer Forge' et Serrurerie by Raymond Lecoq, Publisher G.M. Perrin, 1962. The title of the book translates as, "Wrought Iron and Locksmiths' Work". NOTE It1: Literal translations from English to Italian |
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