Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cortacorriente
English translation:
switch/ trip switch/ foot switch
Added to glossary by
Gilberto Diaz Castro
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Dec 7, 2009 19:58
14 yrs ago
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Spanish term
cortacorriente
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
¿Cómo se traduce el término "cortacorriente" al inglés? según el siguiente contexto:
"Alfombra mal instalada en corta corriente."
"Alfombra mal instalada en corta corriente."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | switch/ trip switch/ foot switch |
Gilberto Diaz Castro
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| 3 | water breaker |
Gad Kohenov
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Change log
Dec 8, 2009 07:13: tazdog (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"
Dec 12, 2009 01:23: Gilberto Diaz Castro changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "cortacorriente"" to ""switch/ trip switch/ foot switch""
Proposed translations
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Gilberto Diaz Castro
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
I translate the message, not just words.
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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switch/ trip switch/ foot switch
These are safety foot switches that are installed on the floor area around machinery or on the end of cables that lie on the floor that disconnect power to the motors, if the carpet is not installed properly around or on them they can prevent the swtich from activating.
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Gad Kohenov
Israel
Israel
Works in field
Israel
30 years of experience+satisfied clients
Native in: French , Hebrew
Works in: English to Hebrew, Hebrew to English, French to Hebrew, and 8 more.
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water breaker
water breaker
(f) barrera contra agua, (f) (m) cortacorriente, (m) breaker
In the area of pipline construction.
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-12-07 20:15:16 GMT)
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Pipeline** and not pipline.
(f) barrera contra agua, (f) (m) cortacorriente, (m) breaker
In the area of pipline construction.
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-12-07 20:15:16 GMT)
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Pipeline** and not pipline.
Discussion
Contra would fit more with what we are thinking.