meter tensión
English translation: voltage
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|  Selected response from: Herman Vilella Local time: 22:27 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | voltage |
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| 4 | (do not allow) voltage flow/input |
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| 3 | apply voltage |
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15 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1voltage Explanation: Tensión is quasi-antique Spanish for "voltaje". "Meter tensión", depending on context, is "feed any voltage" or "supply any voltage". |
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30 mins confidence: 
apply voltage Explanation: in Spain tensión is always used for voltaje, in my experience |
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40 mins confidence:
(do not allow) voltage flow/input Explanation: It sounds as though the doors form part of a circuit in an electrical system similar to that used by security alarms. |
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