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pointillés

English translation: dotted (line)

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French term or phrase:pointillés
English translation:dotted (line)
Entered by: Victoria Ruth

11:43 Nov 5, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / pointilles
French term or phrase: pointillés
Les composants en pointilles ne sont pas à fournir
Les fils sont en 2,5mm2 sauf precision

I have to provide a key for a diagram of a heating system. I am struggling a bit as this is not my specialist area, but the doc occurs in amongst a load of legal texts.

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Victoria Ruth
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:11
dotted (line)
Explanation:
"Components shown dotted" or "Components shown by a dotted line"
Selected response from:

Tony M
France
Local time: 07:11
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2The dotted components are not to be supplied
Terry Richards
4 +2dotted (line)
Tony M
4The items within the dotted area are not to be supplied
Bashiqa


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Les composants en pointilles ne sont pas à fournir
The dotted components are not to be supplied


Explanation:
Or "the components drawn with dotted lines..."

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 07:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 166

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Nolan: I think ''drawn with dotted lines'' is clearer.
16 mins
agree  David Goward: second option for me too
4 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Les composants en pointilles ne sont pas à fournir
The items within the dotted area are not to be supplied


Explanation:
Presumably somewhere on the drawing there is a dotted area. You are interested in the items outside this area.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 07:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 49
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dotted (line)


Explanation:
"Components shown dotted" or "Components shown by a dotted line"

Tony M
France
Local time: 07:11
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2116
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Sabedoria (X)
38 mins
agree  GeoS
1 day 22 hrs
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