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antenne antivol

English translation: anti-theft aerial / antenna


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French term or phrase:antenne antivol
English translation:anti-theft aerial / antenna
Entered by: Didier Fourcot
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14:58 Jun 28, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Shop security
French term or phrase: antenne antivol
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I am looking for the translation of "antenne antivol" into English.

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Juancho Pancho
anti-theft aerial / antenna
Explanation:
Aerial or antenna depending on the flavor of English: US/GB
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Didier Fourcot
Local time: 09:49
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3anti-theft aerial / antennaDidier Fourcot
4 +1exit anti-theft system/device
Gilla Evans
3theft-proof aerial/antennaVerbier TransIT


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
exit anti-theft system/device


Explanation:
These take various forms. Sometimes called electronic anti-theft systems. The things that go bleep when someone hasn't had the tag removed from a purchased item (or a thief), when they pass between them.

Pictured here:
http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.tycosafetyp...

Gilla Evans
Local time: 08:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Likely to be one of the passive RFID types, but needs confirming...
1 hr
  -> thanks, Tony, and I agree
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
anti-theft aerial / antenna


Explanation:
Aerial or antenna depending on the flavor of English: US/GB


    Reference: http://www.speeding.co.uk/acatalog/Car_Accessories_Richbrook...
    Reference: http://www.richbrook-styling.co.uk/aerials/original-anti-the...
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 09:49
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  GILLES MEUNIER
0 min

agree  cc in nyc: another reference for "antitheft antenna" – https://register.epo.org/espacenet/application;jsessionid=89...
7 mins

agree  narasimha CSN MURTHY
1 hr

neutral  Tony M: Could be, but depends on the exact context: might be the fixed antenna for detecting theft, or the mobile device used on articles (e.g. RFID)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
theft-proof aerial/antenna


Explanation:
The aerial has to 'resist' theft

Verbier TransIT
Local time: 09:49
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I think that's an extremely unlikely possibility, though without context, it's impossible to be sure.
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Changes made by editors
Jul 12, 2011 - Changes made by Didier Fourcot:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jun 28, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
FieldOther => Tech/Engineering
Field (specific)Marketing / Market Research => Electronics / Elect Eng


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