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tenant et aboutissant

English translation: cable entry and exit points

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French term or phrase:tenant et aboutissant de cable
English translation:cable entry and exit points
Entered by: BOB DE DENUS

03:09 Jun 22, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: tenant et aboutissant
Les câbles seront posés par gammes de tension bien séparées physiquement le long de leur parcours.
Sur tablettes, ils seront fixés par des colliers COLSON ou équivalents espacés de 2 m maximum.
Les tenants et les aboutissants des câbles seront repérés par des étiquettes RILSAN.
BOB DE DENUS
Local time: 19:37
cable entry and exit points
Explanation:
Bit of a long shot, this, but here's my rationale for the suggestion:

"Tenants et aboutissants" is normally a figurative phrase meaning "ins and outs". Why on earth they would use that phrase in this context, I have no idea. But perhaps what they mean is the entry and exit points of the cables. It would make sense to label the entry and exit points of the cables.

That's about the only thing that I can think of, but if someone else knows differently, I hope they share their knowledge here and give you the proper help. However, I also hope this has been of some assistance. We'll soon know from the peer grades and other answers how useful my response was!
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Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 21:37
Grading comment
Thanks again,
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cable entry and exit points


Explanation:
Bit of a long shot, this, but here's my rationale for the suggestion:

"Tenants et aboutissants" is normally a figurative phrase meaning "ins and outs". Why on earth they would use that phrase in this context, I have no idea. But perhaps what they mean is the entry and exit points of the cables. It would make sense to label the entry and exit points of the cables.

That's about the only thing that I can think of, but if someone else knows differently, I hope they share their knowledge here and give you the proper help. However, I also hope this has been of some assistance. We'll soon know from the peer grades and other answers how useful my response was!

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 21:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 202
Grading comment
Thanks again,
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