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Hauptzuleitung

English translation: electric main(s)

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German term or phrase:	Hauptzuleitung
English translation:	electric main(s)
Entered by:	Hannah Gunasingh

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06:33 Jun 22, 2007

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German term or phrase: Hauptzuleitung

Starkstrominstallationen:
Erschliessung, Hauptzuleitung zu Hauptverteilkasten.

[Part of a construction specification (legal) / Swiss]

Hannah Gunasingh KudoZ activity Questions: 158 (2 open) (4 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 16
Local time: 11:23

electric main(s)

Explanation:
both is possible but I think I´d go for electric main here.
lt. Ernst

Selected response from:

Manuela Junghans
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:53

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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

main supply cable

techtranuk

3 +1

electric main(s)

Manuela Junghans

3 +1

main feeder

Alan Johnson

4 -1

main canal (of power supply)

Сергей Лузан

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

electric main(s)

Explanation:
both is possible but I think I´d go for electric main here.
lt. Ernst

Manuela Junghans
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 63

Grading comment

Thanks!!

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

main canal (of power supply)

Explanation:
main canal (of power supply)

Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&as_qdr=all&q=%22Haupt...

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 08:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 6

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

main supply cable

Explanation:
another possibility, quite common in the U.K.

techtranuk
Local time: 05:53
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

48 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

main feeder

Explanation:
In this context main feeder is commonly used. Go to the reference below, search the page for "main feeder" (it's near the bottom) and study the photograph. It is not the electric mains, that is something completely different (Kontext ist alles!).

Reference: http://cint.lanl.gov/construction_photos_core.php

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 06:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 696

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