trunk

French translation: ligne, ligne interurbaine, voie interurbaine

07:05 Feb 19, 2000
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: trunk
Again me, and again in Telecommunications. Now it is the turn of trunk

trunk lines or trunk channels
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French translation:ligne, ligne interurbaine, voie interurbaine
Explanation:
This is respectively the translation for trunk, trunk line and trunk channel.
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Josiane Barone
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Summary of answers provided
naligne, ligne interurbaine, voie interurbaine
Josiane Barone
nacircuit de jonction/ligne principale/canal interurbain
Ariane Day (X)
naligne ou voie interurbaine
Sébastien St-François (X)


  

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30 mins
ligne, ligne interurbaine, voie interurbaine


Explanation:
This is respectively the translation for trunk, trunk line and trunk channel.


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Josiane Barone
Local time: 23:17
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47 mins
circuit de jonction/ligne principale/canal interurbain


Explanation:
from Routledge Technical dictionary:

trunk: COMP, DP artere (f.) TELECOM circuit de jonction (m.) exchange tie; joncteur (m.) inter-switch tie; circuit de connexion (m.)

trunk line:ELEC supply network;ligne principale (f.) PETR conduit principal (m.) RAIL ligne principale de chemin de fer (f.)

trunk channel: TELECOM canal interurbain (m.)



Ariane Day (X)
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1 hr
ligne ou voie interurbaine


Explanation:
Both trunk line and trunk channel can be found in Termium. Other suggested terms: ligne de jonction, ligne réseau, ligne d'interconnexion. But interurbain is a sure bet.


    Reference: http://www.termium.com
Sébastien St-François (X)
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