Feb 20, 2020 11:06
4 yrs ago
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French term
feux de bifurcation
French to English
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Automation & Robotics
Phares antibrouillard à LED avec feux de bifurcation «CORNER» intégrés
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | cornering lights |
Kartik Isaac
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| 5 -1 | Turn signal lights (directional signals, blikers, indicators) |
Johannes Gleim
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Proposed translations
+5
1 hr
Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Switzerland
The Translating Engineer
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
cornering lights
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
James A. Walsh
12 mins
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| agree |
philgoddard
: It's a translation for those who don't know what the English "corner" means.
3 hrs
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| agree |
Kim Metzger
5 hrs
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| agree |
SafeTex
12 hrs
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| agree |
erwan-l
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
4 hrs
Johannes Gleim
Works in field
40 years Engineer, 20 years translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Turn signal lights (directional signals, blikers, indicators)
• turn signal light AE
• flasher (1) BE.coll
• direction indicator lamp/light BE.form
• turn light/lamp AE.coll
• indicator [lamp] BEcoll
(taken from a specialised dictionary for motor vehicles)
Les principaux constituants de l'éclairage automobile sont aujourd'hui :
:
• les feux clignotants pour indiquer l'intention de ralentir en vue d'un changement de direction du véhicule, le feu restant activé pendant la manœuvre (aux quatre coins : orange clignotant) ;
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éclairage_automobile
Turn signals
ISO symbol for turn signals[7]
Front and side turn signals illuminated
:
Direction-indicator lamps[21] or turn signals[10], informally known as "directional signals", "directionals", "blinkers", or "indicators", are blinking lamps mounted near the left and right front and rear corners of a vehicle, and sometimes on the sides or on the side mirrors of a vehicle, activated by the driver on one side of the vehicle at a time to advertise intent to turn or change lanes towards that side.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_lighting#Turn_signa...
• flasher (1) BE.coll
• direction indicator lamp/light BE.form
• turn light/lamp AE.coll
• indicator [lamp] BEcoll
(taken from a specialised dictionary for motor vehicles)
Les principaux constituants de l'éclairage automobile sont aujourd'hui :
:
• les feux clignotants pour indiquer l'intention de ralentir en vue d'un changement de direction du véhicule, le feu restant activé pendant la manœuvre (aux quatre coins : orange clignotant) ;
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Éclairage_automobile
Turn signals
ISO symbol for turn signals[7]
Front and side turn signals illuminated
:
Direction-indicator lamps[21] or turn signals[10], informally known as "directional signals", "directionals", "blinkers", or "indicators", are blinking lamps mounted near the left and right front and rear corners of a vehicle, and sometimes on the sides or on the side mirrors of a vehicle, activated by the driver on one side of the vehicle at a time to advertise intent to turn or change lanes towards that side.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automotive_lighting#Turn_signa...
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
philgoddard
: Not the same thing. These come on automatically and are for the benefit of the driver, not other road users. Your first reference says "clignotants", not "corner/de bifurcation".
42 mins
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Discussion
I was also confused and looked first for 'junction traffic lights' and 'fork traffic lights'