Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Signalmittel (Ausloesung)
English translation:
(on control panel) Alarm Signal (Activation)
Added to glossary by
Sandy A Pirie
Apr 19, 2005 11:27
19 yrs ago
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Signalmittel
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
fire alarm / extinguisher systems
On an indcator panel for an extinguisher system
"Auslosung
Signalmittel"
Needs to a similar length
"Auslosung
Signalmittel"
Needs to a similar length
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | alarm signal (activation) |
Sandy A Pirie
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| 3 | alarm type |
chexum
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| 3 | signal trigger |
Christine Lam
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Proposed translations
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alarm signal (activation)
'Signalmittel' can simply be expressed by '(alarm)signals'.
The 'Ausloesung' either by 'initiation' or 'activation'.
When you put the two together however, you'd best use
'alarm signal' (11 characters, 1 space) followed by
'activation' (10 characters)
[DOC] KANSAS
File Format: Microsoft Word 2000 - View as HTML
... systems range from buildings with manual alarm signal initiation devices (pull ... activation and reset; Door Closures; Fire Alarm System and Devices, ...
da.state.ks.us/purch/contracts/contractdata/07209.doc
The 'Ausloesung' either by 'initiation' or 'activation'.
When you put the two together however, you'd best use
'alarm signal' (11 characters, 1 space) followed by
'activation' (10 characters)
[DOC] KANSAS
File Format: Microsoft Word 2000 - View as HTML
... systems range from buildings with manual alarm signal initiation devices (pull ... activation and reset; Door Closures; Fire Alarm System and Devices, ...
da.state.ks.us/purch/contracts/contractdata/07209.doc
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9 mins
alarm type
Can you show some of the "mittels" available? Maybe alarm setting would work better..
1 hr
signal trigger
may work here (this includes the "Ausloesung" bit as well)
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