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decocher

English translation: deselect

20:09 Dec 6, 2003
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / IT
French term or phrase: decocher
Pour supprimer une interface, décochez la case correspondante dans la liste des interfaces et cliquez sur , ce qui ouvrira une fenêtre de dialogue telle qu’illustrée ci-après...


Merci.
Ron Stelter
Local time: 15:31
English translation:deselect
Explanation:
or "remove the check mark"

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Note added at 1 min (2003-12-06 20:10:29 GMT)
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you can also say \"clear the box\"
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William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 14:31
Grading comment
Merci, William.

Ron
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8uncheck
David Sirett
5 +6deselect
William Stein
5 +1untick
eirinn
5uncheck the corresponding check box
Katerina Kallitsi


  

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0 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
deselect


Explanation:
or "remove the check mark"

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Note added at 1 min (2003-12-06 20:10:29 GMT)
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you can also say \"clear the box\"

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Merci, William.

Ron

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emérentienne: untick ? guess not... deselect then
37 mins
agree  roneill
51 mins
agree  Charlie Bavington: Since this situation nearly always refers to a situation where an option is checked becos it is pre-selected by the application, then de(-)select is my personal favourite, FWIW
8 hrs
agree  HRiley
15 hrs
agree  EJP
1 day 12 hrs
agree  louisajay: all of these are fine but "untick" works as well
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Microsoft would never say "untick" or "uncheck", and most applications are based on Microsoft standards now.
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
uncheck


Explanation:
Probably more commonly used the 'deselect', though both are correct

David Sirett
Local time: 22:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Francis MARC
9 mins
agree  Louise Dupont (X)
29 mins
agree  roneill: For US usage this would be more common, I think.
32 mins
agree  Katerina Kallitsi
47 mins
agree  Jean-Luc Dumont
1 hr
agree  Azure
1 hr
agree  Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
5 hrs
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
uncheck the corresponding check box


Explanation:
-

Katerina Kallitsi
Local time: 23:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
untick


Explanation:
as well as uncheck

eirinn
Canada
Local time: 16:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jacques Saleh: in the US, cela fait "toc"...
3 hrs
agree  louisajay: but thanks to the Net this is more acceptable these days, for UK English though
1 day 17 hrs
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