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.
| ? | English | French | German | Italian | Spanish | Swedish |
| alloy | (l')alliage (m) | (die) Legierung | lega | aleación | legering | |
| anneal | recuire | weichglühen | recocer; recocer blando | mjukglödgning | ||
| anvil | (l') enclume (f) | (der) Amboß | incudine | yunque; bigornia |
städ | |
| stake anvil or bickern (OE) |
(la) bigorne | sparrhorn | ||||
| bellows | (les) soufflets (m) | Bälge (plural) | soffietti | fuelle (el) bramidos |
bälg | |
| belt sander | (le) ponteuse à bande | lijadora de banda | bandslip or bandputs bandslipmaskin |
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| bend | (la) courbure | (die) Schlaufe | curvatura | curva | bock | |
| bender | (la) cintreuse | (der) Biegeapparat | màquina de curvar | bockmaskin | ||
| bending tools | (les) griffes de forgeron | |||||
| bench | (l') établi (m) | (die) Werkbank | banco (el) | bänk | ||
| blacksmith | (le) forgeron | (der) Schmied | fabbro | herrero | smed | |
| artist blacksmith | (le) forgeron d'artisan | (der) Kunstschmied | konstsmed | |||
| hobby smith | (le) forgeron en amateur | (der) Hobbyschmied | hobbysmed | |||
| bloomery | (la) bloomerie | direkt-reducerat järn | ||||
| blower | (le) ventilateur | (das) Gebläse | ventilatore | soplador | fläkt | |
| bolster, perforated or punching plate |
(la) lame à perforé | (die) Lochplatte | (la) sufridera | håljärn (för hålslagning) | ||
| brake (press brake) | (la) plieuse | (das) Blech | plegadora (la) (the bending machine) |
kantbock, kantpress | ||
| brass | (le) cuivre | (das) Messing | latòn (el) | Mässing | ||
| bronze | (le) bronze | (die) Bronce | bronce (el) | brons | ||
| butcher | snedsätt | |||||
| calipers, outside | (le) compas dépaisseur or (le) compas d'extérieu |
(das) Aussenmikrometer | (el) compàs de gruesos | skjutmått, krumcirkel, fjädercirkel |
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| calipers, inside | (le) compas d'intérieur or (le) compas maître-danseur |
(das) Innenmikrometer | skjutmått, fotpassare, fotcirkel | |||
| dividers | (le) compas à pointes | (der) Teilapparat | passare, bågcirkel, stickcirkel | |||
| cast iron | (le) fer couléor, or (le) fer de fonte | (das) Gusseisen | hierro colado (el) | gjutjärn | ||
| chisel | (le) burin or (le) cisseau |
(der) Meißel | scalpello | cincel | mejsel eller huggmejsel | |
| (to) chase | bretteler, or ciseler | treiben | driva | |||
| chasing or chased work |
(le) ciselage | (die) getriebene Arbeit | pdiva, ciselera | |||
| charcoal | (le) charbon à bois | (die) Holzkohle | carbone di legna | carbón de leña; carbón vegetal (el) | träkol | |
| coal | (le) charbon | (die) Kohle | carbone | carbón carbón de piedra |
kol / stenkol | |
| coal, blacksmith | (le) charbon de forge | (die) Schmiedekohle | 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 | carbón antracita (la) | antracit | ||
| collar (band-clip) |
(le) collet or (le) collier |
(die) Manschette | abrazadera (la) | klammer, svepfog | ||
| clamp (the tool) |
(le) serre-joint | mordaza (la) | ||||
| C-clamp (the tool) |
(le) serre en C | mordaza (la) | ||||
| cone mandrel (floor) |
(le) cône de forge | (der) Schmiedekegel | pilón (el) (Mexico) |
kon, golvkon | ||
| cone anvil tool |
(le) cône d'enclume | Ambosshörnchen | kon, kondubb | |||
| drift, tapered | (der) Durchschlag | (el) ensanchador | dorn | |||
| drill | (la) perceuse | bohren | taladrar (verb) | borr, att borra(prosess), borrmaskin |
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| drill bit | (le) foret | (der) Bohrer | (la) broca | borr | ||
| drill press | (la) machine à percer montéesur colonne
or (la) forerie sur colonne (la) perceuse sur pied |
(die) Tischbohrmaschine | taladradora (la) | pelarborrmaskin | ||
| ductility | (la) ductilité | (die) Dehnbarkeit | ductilidad | formbarhet, tänjbarhet, böjlighet, plasticitet |
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| ductile iron | (le) fer ductile, or (le) fer malléable |
hierro dúctil | segjärn | |||
| (to) emboss | reveler en bosse or repousser |
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| emery cloth | (la) toile (d')émeri | smärgelduk | ||||
| emery paper | (le) papier émerisé or (le) papier d'émeri |
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| (to) engrave | graver | gravieren | grabar | gravera | ||
| engraved (adjective) |
gravée | graviert | ||||
| engraving (verb) |
(la) gravure | er graviert das | grabadura | graverar | ||
| file | (la) lime | (die) Feile | lima (la) | fil | ||
| file card (for cleaning) |
(la) brosse métallique | limpialimas (la) | ||||
| fire | (le) feu | (das) Feuer | fuoco | fuego | eld | |
| firepot (fire box) |
(le) bol (de forge) | (die) Esse | caja del fuego (la) | forma, ässjetråg | ||
| flux | (le) fondant | flujo (el) | ||||
| forepunch or stamp | (der) Stempel | (el) puntero | ||||
| taper punch | (le) chass-clavette effiler | (der) Stempel (konisch) | ||||
| stamp (marking device) |
(l') étampeur (m) | (der) Letternstempel | 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 | fonderia | fornace | ugn | |
| flatter | (la) chasse à parer (l') aplatissor |
(der) Schlichthammer | plancha (la) (Mexico) |
planhammare | ||
| fuller | (le) dégorgeoir | (das) Rundgesenk | kälhammare, kälstamp | |||
| grinding | meulage | Schleifen | rettifica | el moler | slipa, slipning | |
| grinding wheel | (la) meule | (die) Schleifscheibe | slipskiva | |||
| buffing wheel | (la) meule à polir | (die) Polierscheibe | polerskiva, lumpskiva, sisalskiva, filtpolerskiva |
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| grinder | (le) broyeur | (der) Schleifer | slipmaskin slipare (the person that...) |
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| angle grinder | (le) rectifieuse coudée | (der) Winkelschleifer | esmeriladora; esmeril de angulo recto (el) amoladora (la) |
vinkelslip | ||
| bench grinder | (la) touret or (le) broyeur à banc |
(die) Schleifmaschine | esmeril de banco (el) | 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 | martillo de bola (el) | kulhammare | ||
| blacksmith hammer (cross pien) |
(le) martaux à panne transversale OR (le) marteau de forgeron |
(der) Schlosserhammer | martillo de boca (el) | smideshammare | ||
| a sledge hammer | (la) masse | (der) Vorschlaghammer | acotillo (el); macho (el) | slägga | ||
| a hardie hardy |
(le) tranchet (d'enclume) | (der) Schröter/Abschrot | tajadera (la) | avskrot | ||
| header | (les) tenaille boulonnière | nageldon | ||||
| horseshoe | (le) fer à cheval | (das) Hufeisen | ferro di cavallo | herradura | hästsko | |
| horseshoer farrier |
(le) maréchal | (der) Hufschmied | herrador (el) | hovslagare | ||
| iron | (le) fer | hierro (el) | järn | |||
| jig thingamajig |
(le) truc | (die) Spannvorrichtung | guía (la) | jig | ||
| jig, engineer's | (le) gabarit de mécanicien | |||||
| jig, assembly | (l') appareil de montage | forma (la) | ||||
| lathe | Le tour | (die) Drehbank | torno (el) | svarv | ||
| lathe, power | (le) tour a la méchanique | (die) Hochleistungsdrehbank |
supportsvarv | |||
| locksmith | (le) serrurier | (der) Schlosser | cerrajero (el) | låssmed | ||
| machinist | (le) machiniste or (le) mécanicien |
(der) Mechaniker | maquinista (el) | maskinist, mekaniker | ||
| magnet | (l') aiment (m) | (der) Magnet | magnete | imán | magnet | |
| magnetic | magnétique | magnetisch | magnetico | magnético | magnetisk | |
| monkey tool | portapieza (la) (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 | clavera (la) | nageljärn | ||
| orbital sander | (le) ponteuse à orbitale | lijadora orbital | ||||
| drop hammer | (le) marteau-pilon | martinete (el) | fallhammare | |||
| drop forge | étamper, or estamper | im Gesenk schmieden | sänksmide | |||
| power hammer | (le) marteau-pilon | martillo mecànico (el) | ||||
| pig iron | (le) fer en saumon, or (le) fer en geusse(s) | |||||
| pitch (for repousse) |
(le) brai | pez (la); brea (la) | beck, ciselörbeck | |||
| pritchel (horseshoe nail hole punch) |
(das) Rundloch | botapunta (el); punceta (la); puntero (el) | ||||
| pliers | (la) pince, or (la) tenaille |
(die) kleine Zange | pincas (las; plural) |
tång | ||
| protractor | (le) rapporteur | (der) Winkelmesser | (el) transportador | gradskiva | ||
| (a) punch | (le) poinçon | (das) Stanzwerkzeug | punzón (el) | puns / dorn | ||
| (a) center punch | (le) pointeau | (der) Körner | (el) granete | körnare | ||
| square punch (handled) |
(le) mandrin carré | |||||
| round punch (handled) |
(le) mandrin rond | |||||
| to punch verb |
percer or découper. | stanzen | punzonar; perforar | hålstamp | ||
| quench | éteignent | abschrecken | estiguono | apagar (verb) | släcka, kyla nor | |
| rasp | (la) râpe | (die) grobe Feile, (die) Raspel |
escofina (la) | rasp | ||
| repousse | repoussé | repujado (el) | ||||
| rivet | (le) rivet | (der) Niet | ribattino | remache | Nit | |
| rolls sheet rollers |
rundbock | |||||
| sand paper | (le) papier sablé or (le) papier verré or (le) papier abrasif |
sandpapper | ||||
| saw | (la) scie | (die) Säge | sega | sierra (la) | såg | |
| bandsaw | (la) scie à ruban | (die) Bandsäge | sierra sin fin (la) | bandsåg | ||
| chop saw (Cutoff) |
(la) scie à meule | cortadora de metales | kallsåg | |||
| hacksaw | (la) scie à métaux | (die) BügelsägeMetall-Bügelsäge | arco de segueta (el) | bågfil | ||
| saw blade | (la) lame or (la) lame de scie |
(das) Sägeblatt | hoja de sierra (la) | sågblad | ||
| scraper | (le) grattoir | skrapa | ||||
| screw | (la) vis | (die) Schraube | tornillo (el) | skruv | ||
| a scroll | (le) rouleau (de fer) | (der) Schnörkel | voluta (la) | 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 | cizalla (la) | gradsax, bänksax | ||
| to shear | cisailler | scheren | cizallar | att klippa | ||
| bench shear(s) | (le) hachard à banc | (die) Hebelschere | bänksax | |||
| splitting verb |
se fendre | spalten | klyva | |||
| spring hammer | (le) marteau à sauter or (le) marteau à pilon |
(der) Federhammer | fjäderhammare | |||
| smithy | atelier de maréchalerie | (die) Schmiede | herreri'a (la) | smedja | ||
| steel | (l') acier | (der) Stahl | acero (el) | stål | ||
| mild steel | (l') acier doux | (der) Weichstahl, Baustahl | acero suave (el) | blötjärn, konstruktionsstål (0.00-0.35%C) |
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| medium carbon steel | (l') acier demi-dur | (der) Stahl, mittlerer Kohlenstoffgehalt | maskinstål, (0.35-0.65%C) |
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| high carbon steel | (l') acier de carbone | (der) Stahl, hoher Kohlenstoffgehalt | 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 | afilado | |||
| (to) taper verb |
effiler | verjüngen | afilar | att tapera, smalna av | ||
| tapering | (le) délardement | (die) Verjüngung | afilamiento | taperande, tapera | ||
| taper to a point | tailler en point | zuspitzen | smalna av till en spets | |||
| temper | tremper | anlassen | templar (verb) | anlöpa | ||
| C | temper color | (la)lame de tremper | (die) Anlassfarbe | anlöpningsfärg | ||
| temperature | la température | (die) Temperatur | temperatura | temperatura | temperatur | |
| tenon | (le) tenon | (der) Zapfen | espiga (la) | tapp | ||
| tongs | tenaille forgeron | Zangen or (die) Feuerzange |
tenaglie | tenazas (las; plural) |
tång | |
| straight tongs |
(les) tenaille droit | tång med raka käftar | ||||
| bolttongs | (les) tenaille à boulous | |||||
| box jaw tongs |
(les) tanaille à coquilles | |||||
| hoop or knee tongs |
(les) tenaille anneau | |||||
| horseshoe tongs |
(les) tenaille de maréchal (or maréchal-ferrant) |
(die) Hufeisenzange | ||||
| short jaw tongs |
(les) tenaille à courte màchoire | (die) Kurzmaulzange | 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 | gasbrännare | |||
| welding torch | (le) chalumeau | (der) Schweissbrenner | gas-svets | |||
| cutting torch | (le) chalumeau à couper | (der) Schneidbrenner | skärbrännare | |||
| rosebud torch (tip) | (le) buse multiflamme | (der) Bündelbenner | värmnings munstycke | |||
| tuyere | (la) tuyère | tobera (la) | forma | |||
| wire brush or wire wheel |
(le) disque en brosses métalliques | cepillo alambre (el) | stålborste, stålborste för slipmaskin |
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| wire brush | (la) brosse en fil de fer | |||||
| (to) twist twisting |
(le) torsion en rouler | (die) Verdrehung | retorcer | vrida | ||
| (to) upset upsetting |
refouler | (die) Stauchung Aufstauchung |
recalcar | stukning | ||
| vise | (l')eteau | (der) Schraubstock | tornillo de banco (el) | skruvstycke | ||
| blacksmith's vise (leg vise) |
(l')éteau à pied | (der) Schmiedeschraubstock |
tornillo de pie (el) | vinkelskruvstycke | ||
| weld | soudure | (die) Schweißung | saldatura soldadura |
soldadura | svets (svetsa) | |
| forge weld(ing) | souder forgeron | (die) Feuerschweissung |
soldadura al fuego | väll (välla) | ||
| arc weld (electric) |
(la) soudure à l'arc | (die) Lichtbogenschweissung |
soldadura al arco (la) | bågsvets | ||
| arc welder (machine) |
(la) soudeuse électric | (der) Elektroschweissapparat | bågsvets | |||
| arc welder (person) |
(le) soudeur électric | (der) Elektroschweisser | svetsare | |||
| butt weld | (la) soudure en bout | soldadura a tope (la) | välla ända mot ända | |||
| faggot weld | souder à pacquetage | (die) Bündelschweissung | soldadura manojo (la) | |||
| jump weld | (la) soudure ou joint soudé par encollage | |||||
| lap weld | (la) soudure à recouvrement or (la) soudure à écharpe |
soldadura de bordes sobrepuestos (la) | ||||
| scarf weld | (la) soudure à chanfrein | |||||
| (to) gas weld oxy-acetylene |
souder à oxy-acétylène or souder autogène |
gasschweissen, autogenschweissen | soldadura oxiacetilénica (la) or autógena | gas-svetsa | ||
| wrench spanner |
(la) clef | Schraubenschlüssel | llave para tuercas (la) | 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 | hierro dulce (el) | välljärn, valonjärn | |||
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| typical analysis | anàlisis quimico (el) | |||||
| heat treatment | tratamiento térmico (el) | |||||
| to normalize | normalizar | |||||
| (to) harden | templar; endurecerto temper - revenir | |||||
| Lever Law Lever Ratio metallurgy |
Hebelgesetz | |||||
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NOTES:
(a) drop forging (closed die) - im Gesenk schmieden
to forge weld - souder a chaud 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". |
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| English | Latin | German | Holländisch | Afrikaans | Portuguese | Hungarian | |
| anvil | incus | (der) Amboß | Aanbeelden | aambeeld | batente, bigorna |
ullo | |
| stake anvil or bickern |
Speerhaken | ||||||
| bellows | Bälge (plural) | Blaasbalgen | blaasbalk | foles | fujtato | ||
| blacksmith | ferrarius | (der) Schmied | smid | ferrarius | patrokolokovacs | ||
| charcoal | (die) Holzkohle | houtskool | faszen | ||||
| chisel | scalprum | (der) Meißel | Beitel | ||||
| drill | boor | ||||||
| drill press | (die) Tischbohrmaschine | Boormachine | |||||
| twist drill | Spiraalboren | ||||||
| fire | ignis | (das) Feuer | vuur | tuz | |||
| a forge | cuminus | smee | |||||
| to forge | extundo, procudo | ||||||
| forge coal | kovacsszen | ||||||
| (a) fuller, top | Bolhamer | ||||||
| (a) hardie hardy |
(le) tranchet (d'enclume) | (der) Schröter/Abschrot | Schrootbeitel | ||||
| a hammer | malleus | (der) Hammer | hamer | martelo | kalapacs | ||
| a sledge hammer | (der) Vorschlaghammer | Zijhammer | |||||
| set hammer | (der) Setzhammer | Zethamer | |||||
| hammer handle | Hamerstelen | ||||||
| iron | ferrum | yster | vas | ||||
| file, metal | metaal vyl | ||||||
| hacksaw | Metall-Bügelsäge | Metaalzaagbogen | ystersaag | femfuresz | |||
| saw | serra | ||||||
| screw | skroef | ||||||
| steel | staal | acel | |||||
| swage block | Zaalblokken | ||||||
| tongs | Feuerzange | Smeedtangen | |||||
| blacksmith's vise (leg vise) |
Schmiedeschraubstock | Bankschroeven | |||||
| Wolf Jaw Tongs | (die) Wolfsmaulzange | Wolfsmuiltang | |||||
| (a) punch | Durchschlag | Doorslagen | |||||
| weld | (die) Schweißung | las | hegesztes | ||||
| torch welding | (der) Schweissbrenner | gazhegesztes | |||||
| lathe | draaibank | eszterga | |||||
Afrikaans, Hungarian and Latin, machine translations by Neal Bullington. Holländisch (Dutch) from Louis Reijners, Gereedschappen (Tool Catalog). German by Daniel Vogel | |||||||