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diélectrique

English translation: dielectric

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French term or phrase:diélectrique
English translation:dielectric

13:44 Mar 9, 2004
French to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
French term or phrase: diélectrique
Tests on electrical equipment. Not in Routledge specialised dico or in general dictionaries.
Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 03:32
dielectric
Explanation:
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Note added at 2004-03-09 13:45:55 (GMT)
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Domaine(s)
  – Dielectric Materials (Electronics)
Domaine(s)
  – Matériaux diélectriques
(Électronique)
 
dielectric Source CORRECT,
ADJ

diélectrique Source
CORRECT, ADJ

DEF – [Is said of a]
substance or medium through
or across which electric force
acts without conduction.
Source

DEF – Qui ne conduit pas le
courant électrique. Source
Termium
Selected response from:

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 03:32
Grading comment
Many thanks indeed.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +9dielectric
GILLES MEUNIER
4 +2dielectric
bistefano


Discussion entries: 2





  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
dielectric


Explanation:
-

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Note added at 2004-03-09 13:45:55 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Domaine(s)
  – Dielectric Materials (Electronics)
Domaine(s)
  – Matériaux diélectriques
(Électronique)
 
dielectric Source CORRECT,
ADJ

diélectrique Source
CORRECT, ADJ

DEF – [Is said of a]
substance or medium through
or across which electric force
acts without conduction.
Source

DEF – Qui ne conduit pas le
courant électrique. Source
Termium

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Many thanks indeed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, absolutely! Could be a shortened version of the name of the test, which would usually be 'dielectric strength test' or something along those lines...
11 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
13 mins
agree  Tom Bishop
53 mins
agree  Hacene
1 hr
agree  zaphod
1 hr
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: sort of like technical dialectics
1 hr
agree  Scott Horne (X)
1 hr
agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
2 hrs
agree  Brigith Guimarães
7 hrs
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
diélectrique
dielectric


Explanation:
Materials' electrical property

bistefano
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Scott Horne (X)
1 hr
agree  Brigith Guimarães
7 hrs
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