Feb 24, 2004 12:45
20 yrs ago
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French term
Marsha Bindel
tuner FM/GO/PO
Non-PRO
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
I'm translating a catalogue and this describes a radio. I know what FM is, and that there is usually also AM. But, what is the English abbreviation for GO and for PO? Also, what are they?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | LW/MW |
David Sirett
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| 5 +4 | tuner FM/LW/SW |
Gayle Wallimann
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Proposed translations
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Selected
LW/MW
GO = grandes ondes = long wave = LW
PO = petites ondes = medium wave = MW
PO = petites ondes = medium wave = MW
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I would like to give both David and Gayle 4 points. Their answers were very helpful.
Marsha Bindel"
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19 mins
Gayle Wallimann
Native in English
American in Provence
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
tuner FM/LW/SW
Declined
GO stands for Grandes ondes = Long wave
PO stands for Petites ondes = Short wave
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Note added at 9 hrs 40 mins (2004-02-24 22:25:41 GMT)
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Please, do not choose this answer, I\'m wrong, David is right. Peties ondes is indeed MW (medium wave). The reference that I have given does say that it is SW, Short wave, but I have seen more references that support David\'s answer now that I\'ve looked into it.
PO stands for Petites ondes = Short wave
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Note added at 9 hrs 40 mins (2004-02-24 22:25:41 GMT)
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Please, do not choose this answer, I\'m wrong, David is right. Peties ondes is indeed MW (medium wave). The reference that I have given does say that it is SW, Short wave, but I have seen more references that support David\'s answer now that I\'ve looked into it.
Peer comment(s):
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Marc Van Gastel
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Thanks.
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KirstenR
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Thanks.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thanks.
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forli
: exactly this
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Thank you.
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Bourth (X)
: Short wave is "ondes courtes"
9 hrs
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You are right, I've researched further and give my agree to David.
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Hacene
: Bourth is wrong because "petites" and "courtes" are synonyms
12 hrs
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You may be right, but I still think that the translation should be MW in this case, not SW. Perhaps Marsha can tell from the text if it is referring to short waves or medium waves.
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Comment: "As Gayle explained, the answer is really MW instead of SW.
Marsha Bindel"
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