Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
(Elektrischen) Kontakt unterbrechen
English translation:
interrupt, break
Added to glossary by
Michaela Blaha
Aug 25, 2005 21:00
18 yrs ago
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German term
(Elektrischen) Kontakt unterbrechen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Es geht um die Beschreibung einer Auto-Alarmanlage:
"Die Sirene ertönt, sobald der Kontakt unterbrochen wird."
Bei dem Kontakt handelt es sich um einen Türkontakt.
Für "unterbrechen" gibt es in einschlägigen Wörterbüchern viele Vorschläge, ich bin mir aber nicht sicher, welche Übersetzung hier am treffendsten wäre.
"Die Sirene ertönt, sobald der Kontakt unterbrochen wird."
Bei dem Kontakt handelt es sich um einen Türkontakt.
Für "unterbrechen" gibt es in einschlägigen Wörterbüchern viele Vorschläge, ich bin mir aber nicht sicher, welche Übersetzung hier am treffendsten wäre.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | discontinue, interrupt |
Laurens Landkroon
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| 4 +1 | to break |
Stephen Sadie
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| 5 | (Power) interrupt |
Brandis (X)
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| 4 | open |
Oliver Walter
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Proposed translations
+1
9 mins
Laurens Landkroon
Native in English
Your strategic partner in translation
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
, English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, German to Dutch, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
discontinue, interrupt
In this context, I would choose one of these...........
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I can only give points to one answer, but both "interrupt" and "break" would have been possible. I ended up using "interrupt"."
+1
12 mins
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
72
to break
breaking a contact is normal
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Daniel Bird
: yes - easy to remember, it's the opposite of make :))
22 mins
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do you need a kit kat?? thx. daniel
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1 day 17 hrs
(Power) interrupt
(Power) interrupt - This is a regular usage, in other dialects people may use other terms. Also known as Regelschalter ( regulator - usually highvoltage , once set these devices can be also locked to be monitored)
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Note added at 1 day 17 hrs 27 mins (2005-08-27 14:27:48 GMT)
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Whereas a stabilizer stabilizes whether high or low power voltage.
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Note added at 1 day 17 hrs 27 mins (2005-08-27 14:27:48 GMT)
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Whereas a stabilizer stabilizes whether high or low power voltage.
Reference:
6 days
Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Qualified in engineering and translation
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
78
open
The alarm sounds as soon as the contact is opened. An alternative to Stephen's suggestion which would be ".. contact is broken". I would be happy with either of these.
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