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alimentation

English translation: power supply/powering/power

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French term or phrase:alimentation
English translation:power supply/powering/power
Entered by: Victoria Porter-Burns

12:54 Nov 8, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
French term or phrase: alimentation
used here as an electronic part/component rather than in the supply/nutritional sense of the word in a business letter informing customer of a fault with said part/component, which was one of a batch.
Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:34
power supply/powering/power
Explanation:
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Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 11:34
Grading comment
Excellent, thanks Francis. This is what I was thinking it was. Does anyone suggest anything else?
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +3power supply/powering/power
Francis MARC


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power supply/powering/power


Explanation:
selon contexte

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 11:34
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 131
Grading comment
Excellent, thanks Francis. This is what I was thinking it was. Does anyone suggest anything else?

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eric BILLY: or power supply unit (PS) when talking about the unit powering a computer for example
35 mins
agree  Tony M: Yes, and an abbreviation very commonly found in EN is 'PSU' or 'power supply unit'
35 mins
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin: power OR power supply OR power supply unit ...
1 hr
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