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dödmansgrepp

English translation: dead man's switch/handle (BE)

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Swedish term or phrase:dödmansgrepp
English translation:dead man's switch/handle (BE)

13:53 Oct 29, 2008
Swedish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Elevators, lifts
Swedish term or phrase: dödmansgrepp
Used for blinds, lifts elevator, some kind of safety device (hålldon in Swedish)
Patricia
dead man's switch
Explanation:
se wikipedia,
men kanske passar dig mindre
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Ulla Lundquist
Italy
Local time: 08:05
Grading comment
Thanks Ulla! Switch/control/handle seems to work for subways and trains
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2dead man's control
Erik Hansson
5 +1Dead man's handle / automatic acceleration control / automatic stop
Charlotte Merton
3 +1dead man's switch
Ulla Lundquist


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dead man's control


Explanation:
or possibly "automatic safety device".
Search for this term on IATE or EUR-Lex.

Erik Hansson
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tim Kynerd: "Dead man control" is the term used on the New York subway, for instance.
11 mins
  -> Thanks, Kim!
agree  Peter Linton (X): "dead man's handle" is more usual BE version
18 mins
  -> Thanks, Peter!
neutral  Graham Timmins: with Peter
7 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
dead man's switch


Explanation:
se wikipedia,
men kanske passar dig mindre

Ulla Lundquist
Italy
Local time: 08:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
Grading comment
Thanks Ulla! Switch/control/handle seems to work for subways and trains

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Soren Petersen
24 mins
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Dead man's handle / automatic acceleration control / automatic stop


Explanation:
Trains and similar = dead man's handle
A good example comes from the glossary of the accident report on the Badminton train crash in 2006 (a British government report), viz.
"Driver’s safety device - A system that halts the locomotive or train if the driver ceases to respond. Previously commonly known as a Dead Man’s Handle, most examples are pedals that must be pressed in response to an audible reminder."
It also turns up on http://www.railway-technical.com/brake1.shtml, a killer page of train brake terms, if that's what's needed.

Lifts (elevators) = "automatic acceleration control", or just "acceleration control", invented by whatsisface Sprague, which cuts in if it senses the lift accelerating (downwards...). I've just finished translating an article on the history of lifts, so it's fresh in my mind!

Blinds = automatic stop

Best wishes, Charlotte


    Reference: http://www.raib.gov.uk/cms_resources/2007-08-22-R302007-Badm...
Charlotte Merton
Sweden
Local time: 08:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Perfect!! I think I did this wrong Charlotte. First time on ProZ and I graded the others and selected them by accident. I wanted to give yours the 4 and it kicked me out. Thanks again!!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graham Timmins: Definitive answer!!
4 hrs
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