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mains lead

Spanish translation: cable de alimentación

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English term or phrase:mains lead
Spanish translation:cable de alimentación
Entered by: NoeliaGL

16:08 May 26, 2003
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: mains lead
MP3/CD Player Manual

"To operate from the mains supply, plug the mains lead into the socket on the rear of the unit and insert the mains plug into a mains supply socket and switch on."
NoeliaGL
cable de alimentación eléctrica
Explanation:
Es el cable que viene del transformador. ¡Suerte!
Selected response from:

Fabricio Castillo
Local time: 09:20
Grading comment
Gracias Fabricio!!! Gracias a los demás también.

Un saludo,

Noelia
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2cable de alimentación eléctrica
Fabricio Castillo
5 +1cable de corriente
jlm
5cable de alimentación
Andy Watkinson
5 -1conductors principales
Michael Powers (PhD)
4conductor principal
Ricardo Posada Ortiz


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
conductors principales


Explanation:
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Note added at 2003-05-26 16:13:43 (GMT)
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It\'s \"main leads\", not \"mains [sic.] lead\".

Diccionario politécnico de las lenguas española e inglesa (segunda edición, Díaz de Santos, 1998)

\"main leads - conductors principales (electricidad)

Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 9884

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Andy Watkinson: Sorry Michael. But it's "mains lead" de toda la vida....
21 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
cable de corriente


Explanation:
o cable conductor de la red

jlm
Local time: 13:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 153

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Javier Herrera
2 mins
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
conductor principal


Explanation:
o conductor portador

Ricardo Posada Ortiz
United States
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 981
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cable de alimentación eléctrica


Explanation:
Es el cable que viene del transformador. ¡Suerte!

Fabricio Castillo
Local time: 09:20
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2977
Grading comment
Gracias Fabricio!!! Gracias a los demás también.

Un saludo,

Noelia

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andy Watkinson: Perdón Fabricio - no me había dado cuenta
13 mins
  -> Ma' que perdón! Pensamos igual!!!!! Gracias!
agree  colemh
18 mins
  -> ¡Gracias!
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
cable de alimentación


Explanation:

The mains lead is the cable drawing its power from the mains supply - la red general: la cable de alimentación:[PDF]~ E ~ A
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... y los botones del mando a distancia Observación: No conecte el cable de alimentación
a la ... How to connect a plug The wires in the mains lead are coloured with ...
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... The wires in the mains lead on this product are coloured in accordance with ... Desconectar
el cable de alimentación para desactivar la alimentación totalmente. ...
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... Blue - Neutral Brown - Live As colors of the cores in the mains lead of this ... Aviso
para los usuarios si su unidad esta equipada con un cable de alimentación. ...
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... PROTECCION DEL CABLE DE ALIMENTACION: Coloque los cables de alimentación de modo
que resulte ... The cores in the mains lead are coloured in accordance with the ...
www.dbxpro.com/ftp_mirror/PDFs/Manuals/ Spanish/Mini%20Pre%20ES.pdf - Similar pages





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Note added at 2003-05-26 16:40:20 (GMT)
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NOELIA:
Ruego consideres la sugerencia de Fabricio en lugar de ésta.

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Note added at 2003-05-26 16:42:35 (GMT)
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NOELIA:
Ruego consideres la sugerencia de Fabricio en lugar de ésta.

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Note added at 2003-05-26 16:42:59 (GMT)
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NOELIA:
Ruego consideres la sugerencia de Fabricio en lugar de ésta.

Andy Watkinson
Spain
Local time: 14:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1347
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