Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
making/breaking
French translation:
fermeture/ouverture
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Jul 31, 2017 10:10
6 yrs ago
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English term
Canada
French Canadian, fast, efficient
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French
making/breaking
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Détecteur de présence
Verify Home Switch is “making/breaking” by observing orange LED on hub.
Home Switch should be set as sensitive as possible and break within a few degrees of door movement.
Merci d'avance
Home Switch should be set as sensitive as possible and break within a few degrees of door movement.
Merci d'avance
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | fermeture/ouverture |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
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fermeture/ouverture
I'd change it to using nouns rather than verbs, which would be more idiomatic in FR: 'vérifier la fermeture-ouverture de...'
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Note added at 7 minutes (2017-07-31 10:18:21 GMT)
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Although equivalents do exist in FR for make / break, generally speaking I believe close / open are more commonly used; do be careful, of course, to get these the right way round!
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Note added at 7 minutes (2017-07-31 10:18:21 GMT)
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Although equivalents do exist in FR for make / break, generally speaking I believe close / open are more commonly used; do be careful, of course, to get these the right way round!
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