Oct 16, 2003 22:05
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French term
Romania
Technical translation, relaxed writing
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: Japanese to English, Russian to English
étincelage, fulguration
French to English
Medical
Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright
patent
I have this enumeration in a medical patent. Apparently they stand for the same thing and both translate as 'fulguration' in English.
Could anyone provide an English for 'étincelage' that's different from fulguration, so I can still translate as two distinct words?
Could anyone provide an English for 'étincelage' that's different from fulguration, so I can still translate as two distinct words?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | spark, flash |
RHELLER
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| 4 | electrical shock |
Science451
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| 3 | flashover |
sarahl (X)
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
�tincelage, fulguration
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spark, flash
my first instinct
spark, flash
but collins robert provides:
etincellement: glitter, twinkling, sparkle, shining, gleam
spark, flash
but collins robert provides:
etincellement: glitter, twinkling, sparkle, shining, gleam
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flashover
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Science451
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electrical shock
ELECTRICAL SHOCK
WordNet Dictionary
Definition: [n] a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"
Synonyms: electric shock, shock
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