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electrical ground connections

French translation: les mises à terre [when referring to notional connections, rather than the actual physical means used]

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English term or phrase:electrical ground connections
French translation:les mises à terre [when referring to notional connections, rather than the actual physical means used]
Entered by: Tony M

01:24 Feb 22, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications) / cordless phone user guide
English term or phrase: electrical ground connections
Users should ensure for their own protection that the electrical ground connections of the power utility, telephone lines and internal metallic water pipe system, if present, are connected together.
Sandra C.
France
Local time: 23:17
les mises à terre
Explanation:
Strictly speaking, the very expression 'mise à terre' means 'ground connection', and in this particular context, I would be reluctant to add any extra word to render 'connections' separately.

These are notional connections, it does NOT mean a wire or cable specifically, and any such added word is corrupting the original meaning.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 23:17
Grading comment
oui, mise à la terre des lignes électriques, téléphoniques, etc. Merci de ton aide, Dusty Devil! ;-)
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3conducteurs de mise à la terre
lunie
4 +1les mises à terre
Tony M
4conducteur (électrique) de terre
Huguette Matte
4câbles de mise à la terre
sarahl (X)
3bornes terre
Conor McAuley


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
conducteur (électrique) de terre


Explanation:
suggestion

Huguette Matte
Local time: 17:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 9
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
conducteurs de mise à la terre


Explanation:
du moins si je me fie à mon fils qui est électricien.

lunie
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  elysee: oui, "ground" = mise à la terre..et "conducteurs" au pluriel ok // conducteurs électriques de mise à la terre (mais "électriques" peut rester sous-entendu, je pense)
14 mins
  -> bonne idée
agree  zaphod
6 hrs
  -> merci :-)
agree  CHARLES DADOUN: Très bon. Carlangas
12 hrs
  -> merci :-)
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
câbles de mise à la terre


Explanation:
:-)

sarahl (X)
Local time: 14:17
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
les mises à terre


Explanation:
Strictly speaking, the very expression 'mise à terre' means 'ground connection', and in this particular context, I would be reluctant to add any extra word to render 'connections' separately.

These are notional connections, it does NOT mean a wire or cable specifically, and any such added word is corrupting the original meaning.

Tony M
France
Local time: 23:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 186
Grading comment
oui, mise à la terre des lignes électriques, téléphoniques, etc. Merci de ton aide, Dusty Devil! ;-)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jennifer Levey: absoluement...
14 hrs
  -> Merci, MM! On est sur la même longueur d'ondes, n'est-ce pas ?
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bornes terre


Explanation:
Note low confidence - just a suggestion.

bornes = earthings

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 23:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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