Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

chemin de courant

English translation:

current path (circuit)

Added to glossary by Wendy Streitparth
Apr 3, 2012 13:24
12 yrs ago
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French term

chemin de courant

French to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng dispositif de contact ele
Hi,

"l'invention concerne un dispositif de contact électrique, notamment utilisable dans un interrupteur sectionneur à déclenchement, et comprenant au moins un élément de contact fixe, un élément de contact mobile, et des premier et deuxième chemins de courant rigides et mobiles l'un par rapport à l'autre, ..."

current path?

Thank you
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 current path (circuit)
Change log

Apr 10, 2012 12:10: Wendy Streitparth Created KOG entry

Discussion

Herbie Apr 3, 2012:
"chemin" normally means something rather abstract, as Tony says. The term appears to send us on a false trail here. The description around "chemins de courant" implies "current carrying elements", or just "conductors" - Tony's first idea.
Tony M Apr 3, 2012:
If it were not a patent... I'd say it means 'a conductor', and I would translate it like that; HOWEVER, given the very special language used in patents, I would hesitate to advocate that for fear of misleading you!

Usually, 'current path' would be used to refer to something more abstract (the notion of the path taken by the current) — but that's in 'normal' language!

Proposed translations

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current path (circuit)

googles well......
Note from asker:
thank you for your answer, the only one I saw was "shock current path" the rest had something to do with directories (only looked at first page :) )
Peer comment(s):

agree Dr Lofthouse
35 mins
Thank you, Dr Lofthouse
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