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French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Stereo speakers
French term or phrase:monobloc
From a description of stereo speakers: the speakers are in a single piece (rather than in a pair).
"Xxxxx YYYY [make and model of the speakers] est une enceinte Hi-fi stéréo *monobloc* sans fil d’une puissance de 100W RMS."
I have tried "one piece speakers" and "single piece speakers" on Google, but I get very few hits. Is there a standard word or expression for this kind of speakers?
Whilst "single-unit" seems clear and understandable, "monolithic" describes a long tall thin tower type thing. You can be monoblock without being monolithic and monolithic without being monobloc. They are not synonymous.
After 20 years in Brittany driving through the Carnac alignments every days, or almost, anything monolithic conjures up images of Druides, but then I am seriously hors sujet!
I am having trouble understanding your first sentence :
From a description of stereo speakers: the speakers are in a single piece (rather than in a pair).
The speakers (thus plural) are in a single piece (thus singular) (rather than in a pair) thus singular.
How can plural speakers be singular, or in a single piece if they are plural. ?
Cf my reference post as I suspect it might be something along these lines.
The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +8