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coup de foudre

English translation: lightning strike counter

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French term or phrase:	compteur coup de foudre
English translation:	lightning strike counter
Entered by:	silviantonia

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12:30 Nov 3, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering

French term or phrase: coup de foudre

compteur coups de foudre (Love at first sight meter!!!!!!!!!????)

This is one of several elements; here is the context:
EQUIPEMENT CHEMINEE
Paratonnerre :
4 Pointes INOX Conforme à la Norme NFC 17 100 avec :
patte d'oie prise de terre
descente cuivre hors calorifuge

silviantonia KudoZ activity Questions: 404 (3 open) (32 closed without grading) Answers: 2424 United States
Local time: 18:17

lightning strike counter

Explanation:
Quite literally does what it says.

Your translation made me smile though;-)

Selected response from:

Jeux_de_Mots
Germany
Local time: 02:17

Grading comment

Well, I knew it couldn't be a 'love at first sight' counter, but there are so many weird technical terms, like crow's foot and cathead... so who knows? I was too tired when I posted this question... Thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +8

lightning strike counter

Jeux_de_Mots

4 +2

lightning recorder

kashew

lightning strike counter

Bashiqa

ceraunograph or keraunograph

Clive Phillips

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

lightning strike counter

Explanation:
Quite literally does what it says.

Your translation made me smile though;-)

Reference: http://www.directindustry.com/prod/indelec/lightning-flash-c...

Jeux_de_Mots
Germany
Local time: 02:17
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 20

Grading comment

9 mins confidence:

lightning strike counter

Explanation:
A counter or meter to register the number of lightning strikes.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 02:17
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 86

1 hr confidence:

ceraunograph or keraunograph

Explanation:
On Tony M's suggestion I found:
"An instrument for chronologically recording occurrences of thunder (thunderstorms) and lightning (lightnings or thunderbolts)."
I like your tongue-in-cheek suggestion!

Reference: http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/418/

Clive Phillips
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:17
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English