Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
(interrupteur) avec ou sans maintien
English translation:
latching or non latching (switch)
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Victoria Porter-Burns
Jun 9, 2008 19:51
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French term
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avec ou sans maintien
French to English
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From a document on a dimmer device for internal halogen lighting:
"Suivant la configuration choisie, il sera possible de contrôler les 2 entrées via les 2 interrupteurs avec ou sans maintien."
I can't work out whether the 'avec ou sans maintien' part refers to the 'interrupteurs' (which was my initial impression but I can't find anything to back this up) or whether the '2 entrées' can be controlled 'avec ou sans maintien'. In this case, how would this be translated into English (UK)?
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Vicky
"Suivant la configuration choisie, il sera possible de contrôler les 2 entrées via les 2 interrupteurs avec ou sans maintien."
I can't work out whether the 'avec ou sans maintien' part refers to the 'interrupteurs' (which was my initial impression but I can't find anything to back this up) or whether the '2 entrées' can be controlled 'avec ou sans maintien'. In this case, how would this be translated into English (UK)?
Many TIA
Vicky
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | latching or non latching |
chris collister
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| 4 | with or without holding/continuous pressure |
Speakering (X)
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| 4 | with or without leveling option |
FIROOZEH FARHANG
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Proposed translations
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chris collister
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latching or non latching
I seem to remember something similar coming up before. Since this is referring to switches, they can either be on (or off) continuously, ie latching, or on/off momentarily, as in a bell-push.
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with or without holding/continuous pressure
maintien means maintenance, which doesn't make sense to me in the context given, so i assume they are referring to holding/pressing continuously.
1 hr
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with or without leveling option
2 switches with or without leveling option
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