Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
« à la sonnette »
English translation:
using a buzzer (tester)
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Apr 27, 2015 06:25
9 yrs ago
French term
à la sonnette
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
This phrase refers to a "wire-to-wire" test of some electrical connections.
Ce test peut être réalisé « à la sonnette »
Ce test peut être réalisé « à la sonnette »
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | using a buzzer (tester) |
Tony M
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Change log
Apr 27, 2015 12:19: Yolanda Broad changed "Term asked" from " « à la sonnette »" to "à la sonnette "
Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
« à la sonnette »
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using a buzzer (tester)
We do also use the rather dated expression of using a 'ringer', or 'ringing through' — however, that would probably sound odd in many contemporary contexts, so I'd recommend using 'buzzer' instead here.
Of course, it may not necessarily be an actual buzzer — these days, it is probably more likely to go 'beep'. But AFAIK the term still stays the same.
In other contexts, the actual device might be referred to as a 'sounder' — but I'm not at all sure it would be called that in this specific context.
Why not try researching some multimeteres and other similar test devices that have this sort of facility, and see just what terminology is currently most widespread?
Of course, it may not necessarily be an actual buzzer — these days, it is probably more likely to go 'beep'. But AFAIK the term still stays the same.
In other contexts, the actual device might be referred to as a 'sounder' — but I'm not at all sure it would be called that in this specific context.
Why not try researching some multimeteres and other similar test devices that have this sort of facility, and see just what terminology is currently most widespread?
Note from asker:
| Many thanks Tony. I thought this was the sense of it |
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