Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
prize the terminal connection up and off
French translation:
l'utiliser comme levier pour soulever et enlever ...
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English term
France
prize the terminal connection up and off
Je pense que l'idée c'est de soulever et de retirer. J'ai un doute sur l'idée exprimée par 'prize'
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Tony M
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| World English Dictionary prise or prize |
FX Fraipont (X)
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Dec 16, 2012 15:56: GILLES MEUNIER changed "Field (specific)" from "Electronics / Elect Eng" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Non-PRO (1): Tony M
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Proposed translations
l'utiliser comme levier pour soulever et enlever ...
= to lever (off, etc.)
R+C:
prise off separable transitive verb > enlever en faisant levier
prise up separable transitive verb > soulever en faisant levier
It is customary on KudoZ to use glossary form, i.e. uninflected nouns / verbs, assuming that users will be able to deal with the conjugation etc. themselves — I try to adhere to this practice, unless the specific expression asked cannot be answered without using an inflected form (not the case here).
In the particular sentence given, and depending on the way the rest of the document has been handles, the verb would probably be conjugated in the imperative. However, in certain types of text, the infinitive is also sometimes used (cf. for example cooking recipes), so I am sure this is a matter more of the style chosen by the individual writer, and is in any case not fundamental to the key issue in the question as posted here.
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Reference comments
World English Dictionary prise or prize
prise or prise (praɪz) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
— vb
1. to force open by levering
2. to extract or obtain with difficulty: they had to prise the news out of him
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/prise?s=ts
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