open and short faults

French translation: faults = erreurs, usually

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English term or phrase:open and short faults
French translation:faults = erreurs, usually
Entered by: Theresa Pisani Moniez

16:43 Mar 25, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: open and short faults
It also detects open and short faults
Patrick Courbin
Local time: 10:46
faults = erreurs, usually
Explanation:
Could we have context, please. What is detecting? What kind of machine are we talking about here?

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Note added at 2002-03-25 16:58:37 (GMT)
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unless we\'re talking about something geologic... If we are, you can say, \"Il / elle (whether thing is masculin or feminin) détecte des failles ouvertes et courtes.

Also, for errors, you could say \"défauts\", in the sense of flaws or blemishes.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2faults = erreurs, usually
Theresa Pisani Moniez
4 +2coupures et circuits ouverts
Didier Fourcot


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faults = erreurs, usually


Explanation:
Could we have context, please. What is detecting? What kind of machine are we talking about here?

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Note added at 2002-03-25 16:58:37 (GMT)
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unless we\'re talking about something geologic... If we are, you can say, \"Il / elle (whether thing is masculin or feminin) détecte des failles ouvertes et courtes.

Also, for errors, you could say \"défauts\", in the sense of flaws or blemishes.

Theresa Pisani Moniez
Local time: 17:46
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agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
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agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
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coupures et circuits ouverts


Explanation:
SI (à varifier!) on parle de defauts électriques:
- "open fault" est une coupure du circuit
- "short fault" est un court-circuit



    Reference: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/reg/7/www_lark/publ/canrev/canrev34/...
    Reference: http://www.sti.com/pdf/SR15AD_inst.pdf
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 17:46
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lionel Conrad-Bruat: Il doit s'agir d'un logiciel de CAO électronique
3 hrs

agree  Jacqueline McKay (X): s'il s'agit d'un logiciel de CAO électronique
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