Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
câble 3G2,5²
English translation:
3G 2.5 mm² cable
French term
câble 3G2,5²
Un câble 3G2,5² longueur 6 mètres
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Tony M
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Jan 17, 2015 22:04: Tony M Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (2): GILLES MEUNIER, Erzsébet Czopyk
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Proposed translations
3G 2.5 mm² cable
Note that as Anton correctly says, the conventional use of the 3 cores in this cable is for live (phase, line), neutral + protective earth.
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Note added at 7 heures (2015-01-10 20:08:53 GMT)
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As Chriss C. points out in his discussion post, the source text is really not strictly accurate here: it is commonly described as "3G 2.5", and everyone takes it as understood that the '2.5' means '2.5 mm²' — but it is NOT correct to add the ² on the end of the 2.5 without the 'mm' that belong with it.
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Bashiqa
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Thanks, Chris!
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B D Finch
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Thanks, B! :-)
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Daryo
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Merci, Daryo !
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rokotas
: I especially stress the point on the last remark of Tony M that if the subscript '2' is kept, it should definitely be written after 'mm'
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Thanks, Rokotas!
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Erzsébet Czopyk
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Thanks, Erzsébet!
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