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English translation: remote surveillance


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French term or phrase:télé-surveillance
English translation:remote surveillance
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17:11 Feb 6, 2012
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / security alarm systems
French term or phrase: télé-surveillance
used with alarm systems to protect homes and businesses
james keppie
remote surveillance
Explanation:
without context this seems the most obvious choice.
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Ronald van Riet
Local time: 13:33
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help.
James
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3remote surveillance
Ronald van Riet
4 +1remote monitoringcc in nyc
4video surveillanceEmiliano Pantoja
4 -1CCTVJennifer White
Summary of reference entries provided
Définition de "télésurveillance"
Sylvie LE BRAS
Just 'remote'
Tony M

  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
remote surveillance


Explanation:
without context this seems the most obvious choice.

Ronald van Riet
Local time: 13:33
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your help.
James

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MartinPorto
11 mins
agree  B D Finch
37 mins
agree  Tony M: I do agree in principle, but would just like to remind us all that 'surveillance' is often used with a rather more restrictive meaning in EN than in FR. For example, the police having a known drug dealer 'under surveillance'
18 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
video surveillance


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surveillance

http://www.video-surveillance-guide.com/

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Note added at 46 minutos (2012-02-06 17:57:50 GMT)
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http://epic.org/privacy/surveillance/

or TELE SURVEILLANCE

http://www.controlview.com/video_surveillance.php
citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/.../download?doi=10...

Emiliano Pantoja
Local time: 13:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ACOZ
4 hrs
  -> Merci
disagree  Tony M: I'm not sure this is the right kind of 'télé-' here — I suspect this is simply 'remote' (whereas in fact just video surveillance might be 'local' anyway)
17 hrs
  -> You may be right, but it seems people call it like that with a general meaning
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
remote monitoring


Explanation:
Another choice ;-)

cc in nyc
Local time: 07:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 111

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
57 days
  -> Thank you.
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
CCTV


Explanation:
Closed circuit television.

CCTV is widely used for this type of alarm system in the UK.

Jennifer White
Local time: 12:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Yes, but this isn't really a full translation of all that télésurveillance implies
7 mins
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Reference comments


14 hrs peer agreement (net): -1
Reference: Définition de "télésurveillance"

Reference information:
télésurveillance, nom féminin
Sens :
Surveillance à distance à l'aide d'une caméra vidéo et d'un système de télécommunication [Télécommunications].


    Reference: http://www.linternaute.com/dictionnaire/fr/definition/telesu...
Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
disagree  Tony M: Although video potentially might be implemented in a 'télésurveillance' system, I don't believe that's fundamentally what it means, and to translate it thus without proper confirmation would amount to a translation error.
3 hrs
  -> I think it fits the context
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57 days
Reference: Just 'remote'

Reference information:
Here is a website offering a télésurveillance service, which explains in detail what it is:

http://www.ca-centrefrance.fr/assurance-des-biens/telesurvei...

Qu'est-ce que la télésurveillance ?

La Télésurveillance permet d'assurer un service de surveillance à distance via des systèmes de sécurité, détection incendie et alarmes anti-intrusion dans votre logement ou vos locaux professionnels.

Les systèmes de détection sont installés au sein d’habitations ou de locaux professionnels, pour une surveillance jour et nuit, sept jours sur sept, et sont reliés à une station centrale de télésurveillance.

Note that there is no mention of video, which would be far too costly to implement on a continuous monitoring basis in most applications.

Tony M
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 205
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