couettes de fils téléphoniques
English translation: pigtails
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| 5 -1 | wiring harness |
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| 3 | groups / bundles of phone lines |
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| 3 -1 | telephone line pigtails |
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peer agreement (net): -1wiring harness Explanation: Termium sous faisceau de fils -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 minutes (2012-03-27 00:54:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Et nud devrait être noeud j'imagine :-) Hi Nancy! |
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groups / bundles of phone lines Explanation: I've not personally come across the term 'couette' used like this before, but cf. also the use of 'nappe' in a similar context. Here, I guess the groups of lines are more 3-dimensional, hence why something thicker like a 'couette' would be more applicable than the thinner, 2-dimensional 'nappe'! Sometimes, phone lines are carried on a multi-core cable, which is 'broken out' at various junction boxes along the way to yield the individual subscriber lines; this multiway cable would surely be one part of what they are talking about, since it will of course be more or less 'gros' depending on how many pairs it contains. However, I can't help thinking that they are also referring to the groups of individual lines that may be seen in some places — you know the way you get more and more lines on the poles (especially where multi-way cables have not been used). You might well have to word around this, as I can't really think of one single, concise word to express this same idea in EN. |
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peer agreement (net): -1telephone line pigtails Explanation: methinks Reference: http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-a-fiber-pigtail.htm Reference: http://electrical.about.com/od/wiringcircuitry/ht/pigtailwir... |
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