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French translation: Raccordez le câblage de....

22:47 Jan 24, 2018
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Wiring
Bonjour,

Je traduis le mode d'emploi d'une petite machine (pour une utilisation domestique), et je bloque sur la manière dont traduire "wiring" dans la phrase "Connect the wiring of the LED light with the power cable".

D'ordinaire, je traduirais "wiring" par "câble", "câblage" ou "installation électrique" selon le contexte, sauf qu'ici, la fin de la phrase me bloque pour utiliser ces traductions.

J'hésite à traduire la phrase par "Branchez la lampe LED avec le câble d'alimentation"

Qu'en pensez-vous ?

Merci de votre aide :)
Transexpertise
France
Local time: 13:07
French translation:Raccordez le câblage de....
Explanation:
LED prècâblee prête au raccordement
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HERBET Abel
Local time: 13:07
Grading comment
Merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5les fils électriques / le faisceau des fils électriques de la diode électroluminescente (DEL)
Marcombes (X)
4 +1fil
Johannes Gleim
4Raccordez le câblage de....
HERBET Abel
4Connectez la LED au câble d'alimentation
Marie Crouzeix
4câble
Tony M


Discussion entries: 3





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wiring
Raccordez le câblage de....


Explanation:
LED prècâblee prête au raccordement

HERBET Abel
Local time: 13:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 106
Grading comment
Merci
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wiring
Connectez la LED au câble d'alimentation


Explanation:
Je pense que cela suffit. Si la LED a des fils, il est évident que ce sont eux qu'il faut raccorder au câble d'alimentation.

Marie Crouzeix
France
Local time: 13:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
8 mins
disagree  Tony M: To start with, it is a whole group of LEDs; but also, this lacks the precision of the original — the LED lamp has a flying lead, which is what must be connected. In technical language, over-simplification is best avoided.
36 mins
agree  writeaway: it's for a household item. Simple is best
4 hrs
disagree  Daryo: there is no reason to presume that there is only one LED + you don't connect directly to the diode(s) but to the wiring leading to the diode
22 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
wiring
les fils électriques / le faisceau des fils électriques de la diode électroluminescente (DEL)


Explanation:
doivent être connectés au câble d'alimentation

Marcombes (X)
France
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Note: it is not just one single diode, and 'faisceau' is a bit over-translated here.
9 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wiring
câble


Explanation:
brancher le câble de la lampe DEL au cordon d'alimentation

Yes, it's now obvious that this is not native-speaker EN, and no special meaning needs to be attributed to 'wiring' here — it just means 'the wires going to'.

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Note added at 1 jour 7 heures (2018-01-26 06:28:12 GMT)
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Please note: in order to be able to give a technically accurate answer to this question, it is ESSENTIAL to consult the link provided by Asker in response to my request for more context in the discussion box, which reveals important extra technical information which is essential to avoid over simplification ad absurdum.

Note that, doubtful as the quality of the source text is, it does specifically say 'LED light' — and there's a very good reason for this which must not be ignored by well-intentioned but non-technical contributors !

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Note added at 1 jour 8 heures (2018-01-26 07:01:51 GMT)
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The "LED light or lamp" uses multiple LEDs, and although the illustrations are not terribly clear, it would be only technically logical to group all the connections to the LEDs together within the rather large housing — indeed, one would be entitlted to assume that there is any any case a certain amunt of supply circuitry in there too — although likewise, we don't know for sure if the "power cable" is actually a MAINS cable, or if there is some intervening PSU (not shown or mentioned in the text). So I believe this is almost certainly just a single 2-core cable — for engineering reasons, i hope they haven't brought out 2 single wires!

I can see no reason why the writer specifically used the word 'wiring' (though there are other idiosyncrasies in the EN here!), other than perhaps in an attempt to indicate that there was a little more circuitry involved than might be imagined.

Tony M
France
Local time: 13:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 288

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  GILLES MEUNIER: déjà on utiliserait l'impératif en fr et 2, on ne dira jamais la lampe DEL en français, voyant ou DEL....
16 mins
  -> 1° the infinitive is used just as often for this kind of 'instructional imperative' 2° those familiar with the specific product in question will know that this is NOT any kind of 'voyant' or single LED. Your disagree is wholly unjustified!!
agree  Daryo
22 hrs
  -> Merci, Daryo !
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wiring (wire)
fil


Explanation:
We do not deal with a wiring system, but with individual wires (cores, tails or strsnds).

Domaine  Electronique et électrotechnique, VIE POLITIQUE  Commentaire relatif au domaine  parameters of transmission media & properties of transmission media 
 en 
Définitiona communication line consisting of a single wire pair at the data station

Terme 2-wire Fiabilité 3 (fiable) 
Terme two-wire Fiabilité 3 (fiable) 
Réf. du terme DBP Merkblatt; Data Communications Gloss.,03/88 Commentaire relatif au terme applies to the local-loop transmission path from the customer's premises to the central-office switch of a local exchange carrier; REF:Data Communications Gloss.

 fr 
Définition Voie de telecommunications a une station de donnees, composee de deux fils
Terme deux fils Fiabilité 3 (fiable) 
http://iate.europa.eu/SearchByQuery.do?method=searchDetail&l...


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Note added at 10 Stunden (2018-01-25 08:54:59 GMT)
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Condition Nouveau
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État : Nouveau
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Connecteur I Profilé LED Aretha
Reference: 2049
Connecteur latéral en forme de «X» spécifique pour «Profilés rubans LED Aretha» qui permet la connexion entre différents profilés avec facilité et sécurité.
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Note added at 1 Tag 9 Stunden (2018-01-26 08:32:23 GMT)
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A light-emitting diode (LED) is a two-lead semiconductor light source. It is a p–n junction diode that emits light when activated.[5] When a suitable voltage is applied to the leads, electrons are able to recombine with electron holes within the device, releasing energy in the form of photons. This effect is called electroluminescence, and the color of the light (corresponding to the energy of the photon) is determined by the energy band gap of the semiconductor. LEDs are typically small (less than 1 mm²)
:
Parts of a conventional LED.
The flat bottom surfaces of the anvil and post embedded inside the epoxy act as anchors, to prevent the conductors from being forcefully pulled out via mechanical strain or vibration.
:
There are three main categories of miniature single die LEDs:
Low-current
Typically rated for 2 mA at around 2 V (approximately 4 mW consumption)
Standard
20 mA LEDs (ranging from approximately 40 mW to 90 mW) at around:
• 1.9 to 2.1 V for red, orange, yellow, and traditional green
• 3.0 to 3.4 V for pure green and blue
• 2.9 to 4.2 V for violet, pink, purple and white
Ultra-high-output
20 mA at approximately 2 or 4–5 V, designed for viewing in direct sunlight
5 V and 12 V LEDs are ordinary miniature LEDs that incorporate a suitable series resistor for direct connection to a 5 V or 12 V supply.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-emitting_diode

Johannes Gleim
Local time: 13:07
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FX Fraipont (X): les fils
1 hr
  -> Merci ! Normally deux fils for plus and minus.
neutral  Tony M: In the plural, as F-X says — but I don't believe these are individual wires, but rather, a combined 2-core cable.
3 hrs
  -> it depends on the real execution. The figures are very schematic. It's also unclear, how plus and minus are connected, either by twisting, solderring, crimping or terminals. The only item I can presuppose is, the LED is limited in current.
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