Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

avec autonomie 1 heure

English translation:

with a battery life of 1 hour

Added to glossary by Neil Rear
Apr 5, 2008 16:45
16 yrs ago
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French term

avec autonomie 1 heure

French to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
2. Eclairage de secours (Emergency lighting)

"Installation et raccordement de blocs apparents d’éclairage de secours (avec autonomie 1 heure), selon les normes et aux emplacements requis (par exemple : cage d’escalier, accès vers les issues de secours, tableaux électriques en cave".

Part of a text on the removal of asbestos from a building. This section refers to safety and protection measures in the buiolding in general.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 with a battery life of 1 hour
4 with a 1-hour charge
4 1 hr reserve time
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Proposed translations

+4
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with a battery life of 1 hour

I've come across 'autonomie' in this context a hell of a lot lately for some reason.
Peer comment(s):

agree Enrique Huber (X)
2 mins
Thanks, Enrique
agree tradu-grace
1 hr
Thanks :-)
agree translatol : Don't be surprised you've come across it so much. It's a standard term. For example, my laptop computer has an "autonomie de 3 heures".
2 hrs
Oh yes, I know it's a standard term. I was just saying that I've come across very often lately, much more so than in the past for some reason. Thanks.
agree izzabel (X)
19 hrs
Thanks, Isabelle
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much Victoria, your answer did the trick :)"
9 mins

with a 1-hour charge

Suggestion.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Tony M : Not really; it's not about the charging time, but about how long the system can run on its batteries; using 'charge' like this would lead to ambiguity.
3 mins
agree axies
1 day 9 hrs
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10 mins

1 hr reserve time

To be technical about it.
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