Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 9, 2014 15:39
10 yrs ago
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French term
verrine
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Cabling details
Context:
Raccorder le câble 360 sur la barquette de sorties 69A1 présente dans l’armoire A01.
Puis à l’autre bout, raccorder les brins du câble 360 sur les bornes couleurs présentes dans la verrine.
Dévisser la base de la verrine avec ses différents modules installés sur celui-ci.
An alarm system, nothing to do with cooking so bemused with the verrine bit.
Any suggestions most welcome.
Raccorder le câble 360 sur la barquette de sorties 69A1 présente dans l’armoire A01.
Puis à l’autre bout, raccorder les brins du câble 360 sur les bornes couleurs présentes dans la verrine.
Dévisser la base de la verrine avec ses différents modules installés sur celui-ci.
An alarm system, nothing to do with cooking so bemused with the verrine bit.
Any suggestions most welcome.
Proposed translations
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beacon
I think we've had this before, it might be worth doing a term search, even in the reverse language pair, to see the earlier discussion.
I have just occasionally come across this to refer to various kinds of coloured indicator lights — the big ones that sit on top of things (or hang down from them); the coloured glass or plastic lens on the larger ones looks like an upside down jam-jar or glass.
Normally, they'd be something like a 'gyrophare' (flashing beacon) — but I've seen 'verrine' used for the ones that don't flash (or at any rate, don't rotate)
If you do a Google image search for verrine + électrique, among other tastier varieties, you'll find things like this:
http://www.materielelectrique.com/verrine-flash-orange-p-111...
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Note added at 16 minutes (2014-05-09 15:55:38 GMT)
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I suppose 'illuminated beacon' might be better — but you ought to be able to take it from there...
I have just occasionally come across this to refer to various kinds of coloured indicator lights — the big ones that sit on top of things (or hang down from them); the coloured glass or plastic lens on the larger ones looks like an upside down jam-jar or glass.
Normally, they'd be something like a 'gyrophare' (flashing beacon) — but I've seen 'verrine' used for the ones that don't flash (or at any rate, don't rotate)
If you do a Google image search for verrine + électrique, among other tastier varieties, you'll find things like this:
http://www.materielelectrique.com/verrine-flash-orange-p-111...
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Note added at 16 minutes (2014-05-09 15:55:38 GMT)
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I suppose 'illuminated beacon' might be better — but you ought to be able to take it from there...
Note from asker:
| Could be as this is for a visual alarm system. Thanks Tony. |
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: As you say, we've had this before. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/electronics_elec...
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Thanks, Phil! Well found!
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Something along these lines, a "verrine" being a little glass. It can be used as a synonym for light, bulb, protective glass housing. Maybe "light" ok.//If "verrine" is in ref to a part, rather than the whole, then beacon maybe not accurate but sufficient
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Thanks, Nikki! I think 'light' is rather too much layman's language (even though quite accurate!) — there are a number of possible terms, but I think this is the most general.
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chris collister
: Ah, Tony, a shining beacon of clarity, as ever....
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Thanks a lot, Chris!
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Discussion
Night night,
Chris.
So while an annunciator box is certainly one kind of 'verrine' — the term 'verrine' can also cover quite a wide range of other items, all more closely (obviously) related to its original meaning.
En automatisation industrielle, le mot VERRINE est utilisé
comme synonyme d'annonciateur à fenêtres. Il s'agit d'un
boîtier composé de plusieurs pavés de couleurs
(correspondant chacun à une voie) qui peuvent s'illuminer
pour prévenir visuellement un opérateur d'un changement de
statut (ou d'une alarme) sur la machine avec laquelle il
travaille. [Wikipedia]
You can find out more than you'll ever need to know about
ANNUNCIATOR WINDOWS here:
www.ametekpower.com/download/AN-3100D-LC-Manual.pdf