French term
Entrée en coupure
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| 1 -1 | setting off on a break |
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Tony M
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May 10, 2020 07:02: Tony M changed "Field" from "Science" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (write-in)" from "(none)" to "Power distribution networks"
May 10, 2020 22:33: Yolanda Broad changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
PRO (2): Tony M, philgoddard
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Proposed translations
Mauritius
Native, my main target language
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Creoles & Pidgins (French-based Other) to English
setting off on a break
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Tony M
: Basolutely not! I'm afraid this is a technical non-sense, your explanation has nothing whatever to do with the meaning of the source text.
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France
IT and Tourism specialist, Journalist
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: French to Romanian, Romanian to French, English to Romanian, and 6 more.
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-05-10 06:58:55 GMT)
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The 'proper' link above seems to be truncated, here it is again in full:
https://docplayer.fr/111940585-Faculte-de-technologie-depart...
Discussion
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/energy-power-gen...
Basically, it is to do with the way [component A] is connected into the [rest of the system] — as far as I can see, there appear to be 3 main ways this may be done, from memory:
'en antenne': several elements converge at a central point (like a 'star')
'en piquage': one element is 'tapped off' another (like a T)
'en coupure': seems to refer to when a line etc. is 'looped' into and out of something.
I think the distinction being made is something to do with where the isolating devices are located, and hence how the line etc. can be disconnected or not from the rest.
Sorry to be so un-technical about a subject I know quite a lot about, but as I've said above, my research didn't really come up with any convincing answers!