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English translation: light sensitive switch


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Dutch term or phrase:schemeringschakelaar
English translation:light sensitive switch
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08:10 Sep 30, 2006
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
Dutch term or phrase: schemeringschakelaar
waarbij de verlichting nabij de toegang tot het (hoofd)regelgebouw door middel van de schemeringschakelaar wordt in- en uitgeschakeld
TT&V
light sensitive switch
Explanation:
This would be the general term (if you absolutely want/need to stress that it reacts to the light level *outside*, there is some use on the net of the term twilight switch, but I doubt if that's a native term).

N.B. a dimmer switch is used to regulate the intensity of lights and does not respond to the 'dimming of the light'
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Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 14:11
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4 +7light sensitive switchHarry Borsje
3 +2schemerschakelaar = dimmer switch
Henk Peelen


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
schemerschakelaar = dimmer switch


Explanation:
Volgens mij schrijft men in het Nederlands dat -ing veel te vaak (onder invloed van het Duits misschien?). In het woordenboek vindt je wel schemerschakelaar = dimmer switch

Henk Peelen
Netherlands
Local time: 14:11
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Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lucinda: Henk heeft gelijk. Het is eingelijk 'schemerschakelaar'
2 hrs
  -> Kan allebei. Maar waarschijnlijk wordt hier toch een lichtgevoelige schakelaar (schakelaar inclusief lichtvoeler) bedoeld, die het licht inschakelt zodra buiten de lichtintensiteit beneden een bepaald niveau daalt.
agree  WIDIC
5 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
light sensitive switch


Explanation:
This would be the general term (if you absolutely want/need to stress that it reacts to the light level *outside*, there is some use on the net of the term twilight switch, but I doubt if that's a native term).

N.B. a dimmer switch is used to regulate the intensity of lights and does not respond to the 'dimming of the light'


Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 14:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  avantix
14 mins
agree  Katrien De Clercq
16 mins
agree  Henk Peelen: Goede uitleg! Nu heeft mijn antwoord toch nog zin: wellicht heeft het licht duisternis nodig om zich te onderscheiden. Ten tweede kan de uitleg andere dwaallichten helderheid geven.
1 hr
agree  Ken Cox: somewhat to my surprise, 'twilight switch' does indeed appear to be a primarily non-native term, as logical as it may be// as an old fogey, I'd write 'light-sensitive'
1 hr
agree  Jack den Haan: ... and with that "old fogey", too ;-)
1 hr
agree  vic voskuil
23 hrs
agree  San Barto
1 day1 hr
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