' (unit of measurement)

Italian translation: piedi

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English term or phrase:' (unit of measurement)
Italian translation:piedi
Entered by: Domenica Grangiotti

13:46 Jan 8, 2003
English to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: ' (unit of measurement)
Determine the maximum desired data rate for your APs. For example, 802.11b at 11Mbps has an approximate indoor range of 150' and at 1Mbps, a range of 350'.

Che cosa significa '? Piedi? Miglia?

Grazie.
Mauro Cristuib-Grizzi
Italy
Local time: 22:07
piedi
Explanation:
come in 20'CT
container da 20 piedi
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Domenica Grangiotti
Local time: 22:07
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Grazie!
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Domenica Grangiotti
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Sarah Ponting


  

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piedi


Explanation:
come in 20'CT
container da 20 piedi

Domenica Grangiotti
Local time: 22:07
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 1348
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Grazie!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sarah Ponting
0 min

agree  theangel
4 mins

agree  gianfranco
15 mins

agree  Gian: 1' = 12" = 12x25,5 mm = 0,3048 m
1 hr
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
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Explanation:
As Domenica says, ' is definitely feet if used referring to range.
I just wanted to add that " is inches, just in case you come across that as well later on!

Best wishes,

Sarah

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Note added at 2003-01-08 13:56:01 (GMT)
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The other two units of measurement shown as \' and \" are of course minutes and seconds

Sarah Ponting
Italy
Local time: 22:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1150

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  barby_b
11 mins
  -> grazie, Barbara
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