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Detante
(explanation: the use of this French word in diplomacy to mean "engagement" is metaphorical. In English and in French the term is used also in engineering. Plates of a clutch will slide across each other on ball bearings until the bb enters a slot in each plate, locking the plates together so that they move as one. This "engagement" is called the "detante"
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(explanation: the use of this French word in diplomacy to mean "engagement" is metaphorical. In English and in French the term is used also in engineering. Plates of a clutch will slide across each other on ball bearings until the bb enters a slot in each plate, locking the plates together so that they move as one. This "engagement" is called the "detante"

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