power supply

Spanish translation: fuente de energía eléctrica

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English term or phrase:power supply
Spanish translation:fuente de energía eléctrica
Entered by: Cecilia Della Croce

15:50 May 29, 2004
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
English term or phrase: power supply
No me digan suministro de energía. En un texto que habla de distintos elementos que hacen a la seguridad de un edificio, se mencionan los "power supplies". Según el dicc., es "a device that provides power to electric machines". ¿Alguien sabe qué es? ¿Un generador, un toma de corriente?
Damian Cassani
Local time: 13:15
fuente de energía eléctrica
Explanation:
es una alternativa
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Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 13:15
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1fuente de alimentación
Fabricio Castillo
5 +1alimentador
Sol
4 +1fuente de energía eléctrica
Cecilia Della Croce
5fuente de poder
Juan L Lozano
4generador eléctrico
Frida Tussie


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fuente de energía eléctrica


Explanation:
es una alternativa

Cecilia Della Croce
Argentina
Local time: 13:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvette Arcelay (X)
44 mins
  -> Gracias y saludos
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fuente de alimentación


Explanation:
Damián: supongo que hablan de la fuente que tiene cada aparato eléctrico para modificar el voltaje de la red de alimentación a los valores que requiren sus circuitos / componentes. ¡Suerte!

Fabricio Castillo
Local time: 13:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 23

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Juan R. Migoya (X): Yep! ;) Un saludo Fabricio!
5 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
alimentador


Explanation:
alimentador, ra.

1. adj. Que alimenta. U. t. c. s.
2. m. Parte o pieza de una máquina que le proporciona la materia o la energía necesaria para su funcionamiento.

del RAE

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-05-29 15:58:20 GMT)
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también:
fuente de energía

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q="power supply"...

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-05-29 16:04:42 GMT)
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no, no es ni un generador ni una toma de corriente

Sol
United States
Local time: 12:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrea Sacchi: yeap! alimentador de energía
2 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
fuente de poder


Explanation:
Así lo usamos en México

Juan L Lozano
Mexico
Local time: 10:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
generador eléctrico


Explanation:
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Frida Tussie
United States
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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