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pigtail

French translation: fibre amorce

21:10 Sep 22, 2011
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Safe work procedures/safe job practices - Lockout/tagout policy
English term or phrase: pigtail
All panel boxes are to be marked with numbering to identify each electrical plug/pigtail. Identify the correct panel box to be locked out for the corresponding pigtail.
tellier
Local time: 09:04
French translation:fibre amorce
Explanation:
dans ce cas il s'agit d'une fibre amorce car le contexte est technique et plus particulièrement du domaine électrique.
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Isabelle F. Brunet
Local time: 09:04
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5queue de cochon
jmleger
4natte/tresse ou queue de cochon
Drmanu49
4 -1fibre amorce
Isabelle F. Brunet
2bout denudé
Jean-Louis S.


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
bout denudé


Explanation:
I remember seeing it once. Maybe the context was different.

Jean-Louis S.
United States
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Not here, I don't think; that's only one particular kind of pigtail
11 hrs
  -> Merci, Tony!
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
queue de cochon


Explanation:
c'est un câble en tire-bouchon

jmleger
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 26

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Marquis: Oui, c'est correct.
2 hrs
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
6 hrs
agree  France COURREGES: Oui, traduction également donnée par le Routledge.
9 hrs
agree  Tony M: It doesn't mean a curly cable as you say, but I believe this is the term used (see previous KudoZ)
11 hrs
agree  enrico paoletti
18 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
natte/tresse ou queue de cochon


Explanation:
french.alibaba.com › Showroom - En cache
Choisir un prise queue de cochon Fabricant, Fournisseur ou Exportateur de ... de douille de cigarette un connecteur de SAE ou un tresse tendre de batterie ...

www.intersections.schneider-electric.fr/stock.../1/.../GTab...
Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Afficher
des tableaux électriques. NS 1200 H ... dans la réalisation d'équipements électriques, conformes aux normes. IEC 60439-1 et ..... tableau à l'aide d'u

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Not 'natte' or 'trese', I don't think (they would be 'braid')
11 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
fibre amorce


Explanation:
dans ce cas il s'agit d'une fibre amorce car le contexte est technique et plus particulièrement du domaine électrique.

Isabelle F. Brunet
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Yes, but this is talking about electrical lockout, so not fibre optics here
11 hrs
neutral  Jean-Claude Gouin: Bienvenue chez ProZ.com, Chabru ...
1 day 13 hrs
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