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a suitable JB

French translation: une boîte de jonction appropriée / adaptée


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English term or phrase:a suitable JB = junction box
French translation:une boîte de jonction appropriée / adaptée
Entered by: Tony M
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17:12 Oct 31, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / Electricity
English term or phrase: a suitable JB
Procédure de changement de fusible.
"Switch to “off “ position and lock off with padlock where practicable. If lock off not practicable remove fuses or disconnect the power cable at the supply or the equipment end. If disconnected at the equipment end it must be terminated in a ***suitable JB***.
Sophieanne
United States
Local time: 10:44
une boîte de jonction adaptée
Explanation:
JB is short for 'junction box'

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I never like 'boîte de jonction', which always sounds to me too much like a calque of the EN term; 'boîte de dérivation' is another possibility, which I think is more natural FR, though as its function in this instance isn't actually anything to do with 'junction' or 'dérivation', it may seem a little incongruous.

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GDT also suggests 'boîtier de raccordement', which might fit better in your case. In actual fact, to match the informal register of 'JB', you could do worse than simply say 'boîtier', and any practical electrician would understand perfectly what was required.

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or of course 'adéquate'

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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-11-01 02:57:22 GMT)
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OK, so the consensus amongst our native-speaker colleagues seems to be 'boîte de jonction appropriée'
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Tony M
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Local time: 20:44
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4 +4une boîte de jonction adaptée
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a suitable JB = junction box
une boîte de jonction adaptée


Explanation:
JB is short for 'junction box'

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-10-31 17:18:10 GMT)
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I never like 'boîte de jonction', which always sounds to me too much like a calque of the EN term; 'boîte de dérivation' is another possibility, which I think is more natural FR, though as its function in this instance isn't actually anything to do with 'junction' or 'dérivation', it may seem a little incongruous.

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-31 17:20:30 GMT)
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GDT also suggests 'boîtier de raccordement', which might fit better in your case. In actual fact, to match the informal register of 'JB', you could do worse than simply say 'boîtier', and any practical electrician would understand perfectly what was required.

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-31 17:21:01 GMT)
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or of course 'adéquate'

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Note added at 9 hrs (2008-11-01 02:57:22 GMT)
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OK, so the consensus amongst our native-speaker colleagues seems to be 'boîte de jonction appropriée'

Tony M
France
Local time: 20:44
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Proelec: OK for "boîte de joncrion". "suitable" could also be "appropriée" in this case.
38 mins
  -> Thanks, Proelec! Yes, indeed, I hesitated over that possibility too...
agree  kashew: Hi! What about that padlock?
54 mins
  -> Thanks, J! Not sure I follow, but we certainly talk about 'cadenasser'
agree  Arnold007: Oui, boîte de jonction appropriée !
9 hrs
  -> Merci, Arnold !
agree  socratisv: :-)
1 day6 hrs
  -> Efharisto, Socratis!
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