Translations for „shear off“ in the English » Portuguese Dictionary

shear off VB intr

shear off

quebrar(-se)

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English

The early clutches could not handle the engine torque, and two small internal pins would shear off, leading to severe slippage (later resolved).

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Rather than crumbling and slowly wearing away, large flakes of granite tend to shear off and drop from the face in layers.

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The theory explains that when the two stellar bodies graze each other, the grazed parts will shear off from the main body of each star.

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It's all about the set-up, the work-rate of the players, the understanding when pressure comes on one side and how players can shear off into space.

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During the landing the aircraft collided with a bridge, causing both wings to shear off; and caught fire.

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One other adaption are plastic bead chain connectors that are designed to shear off whenever undue weight is put on them.

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This is despite the rare genetic condition which means her skin blisters at the slightest touch and can shear off entirely if she slips or falls.

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It's caused when bolts shear off from metal fatigue.

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The good thing is that the bolts didn't shear off, they didn't fail - they just worked their way out for some reason.

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One way to do this is to simply shear off the top of the cutting at a slight angle.

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