Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Kabelverankerung

English translation:

cable anchoring

Added to glossary by andrealondon
Jan 17, 2006 13:43
18 yrs ago
German term

Kabelverankerung

German to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng Lamps
Schrauben Sie das Stromkabel
mit der Kabelverankerung fest

Proposed translations

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cable anchoring

see link
Peer comment(s):

agree Kathi Stock : wird auch im Brandstetter so angegeben
1 hr
agree Frosty
2 hrs
neutral Teresa Reinhardt : literal translations of abstract German nouns don't work well in (idiomatic) English
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thans"
2 hrs

cable anchor

I would use a concrete noun in English; this refers to the actual object, not a concept (which is how the literal English translation comes across)
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4 hrs

cable clamp

literally: "screw the clamp tightly over the cable"; "fasten the cable by screwing down the cable clamp"; avoid "fix the cable" ("affix" is OK, but not so good here)
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