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French translation: centrale clignotante

08:07 Oct 23, 2021
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: turn signal flasher
Broken wire harness between turn signal light and turn signal flasher
Repair or replace wire harness between turn signal light and turn signal flasher.

"Turn signal light" a été déjà traduit par "clignotant" par le client. Il a proposé le même terme dans son glossaire pour "turn signal flasher"...


Merci de votre aide,
Gleyse
France
Local time: 07:03
French translation:centrale clignotante
Explanation:
Bonjour,

"flasher" ou "flasher unit" = centrale clignotante


"turn signal light" = feu clignotant (ampoule)
Selected response from:

Anthony Couturier
France
Local time: 07:03
Grading comment
Relais ! Merci !
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6centrale clignotante
Anthony Couturier
4clignotant d'indicateurs de direction
MassimoA
4feux de détresse
Renate Radziwill-Rall
5 -3feux de détresse
Sarah Triboulet-L'Heureux
Summary of reference entries provided
Il faut redéfinir les termes
François Tardif

  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
centrale clignotante


Explanation:
Bonjour,

"flasher" ou "flasher unit" = centrale clignotante


"turn signal light" = feu clignotant (ampoule)

Anthony Couturier
France
Local time: 07:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Relais ! Merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
20 mins
  -> Merci Tony
agree  florence metzger: ou relais
23 mins
  -> Merci Florence
agree  Samuël Buysschaert
34 mins
  -> Merci Samuël
agree  Platary (X): Relais
7 hrs
  -> Merci Adrien
agree  François Tardif
10 hrs
  -> Merci François
agree  Jean Lachaud
1 day 7 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
clignotant d'indicateurs de direction


Explanation:
Cela peut être une alternative, car nous parlons d'un clignotant gauche ou droit.

MassimoA
Italy
Local time: 07:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: the trouble is, if 'clignotant' has already been used for 'turn signal', it would be confusing to use it again here for the actual 'flasher unit' itself.
2 hrs
agree  François Tardif: Peut tout à fait être cela; voir mon commentaire dans Référence.
6 hrs
disagree  Jean Lachaud: « turn signal flasher » est « centrale clignotante ». Point barre.
1 day 4 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
feux de détresse


Explanation:
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Renate Radziwill-Rall
France
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: 1) The source text is not talking about the hazard warning lights; 2) this is not talking about the lights themselves, but the flasher unit (as correctly answered by Anthony above)
1 hr
agree  Tomasso: Flashers yo toujou pou avètisman sèlman, men te vin vle di yon lòt bagay, siyifikasyon angle se sèlman limyè avètisman, pa sèlman nenpòt limyè ki flache.
3 days 11 hrs
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -3
feux de détresse


Explanation:
the turn signal light refers to the use of one light, either left or right, whereas the flasher refers to the flashing of both lights simultaneously, hence, your hazards lights, or "feux de détresse".

Sarah Triboulet-L'Heureux
Canada
Local time: 00:03
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  François Tardif: A “flasher” is any intermittent signal light, be it one "turn signal light" or four “hazard (warning) lights” [sometimes called “four-way flashers”].
2 hrs
disagree  Tony M: 1) The source text is not talking about the hazard warning lights; 2) this is not talking about the lights themselves, but the flasher unit (as correctly answered by Anthony above) Your explanation is incorrect.
5 hrs
agree  Tomasso: ??? poukisa tout moun bezwen jijman konsa, nou tout fè erè ??? plis senpati
1 day 52 mins
disagree  AllegroTrans: Exactly the same answer as posted by Renate. The etiquette on this site is to post an agree, not to copy an answer already posted.
1 day 21 hrs
disagree  philgoddard: When you copy other people's wrong answers, you get disagrees.
1 day 22 hrs
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Reference comments


10 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Il faut redéfinir les termes

Reference information:
Le turn signal flasher et le turn signal light sont deux extrémités d’un même système (le wire harness); ils doivent donc comporter des appellations différentes. Une extrémité étant le mécanisme à l’intérieur du véhicule pour signaler notre intention de tourner et, l’autre, les feux qui clignotent à l’extérieur du véhicule.

L’important, quand on renomme à partir d’une traduction antérieure, c’est d’être cohérent et conséquent dans tout le texte afin d’appeler les mêmes choses par les mêmes termes, et ce, peu importe ce par quoi on décide de les nommer.

turn signal flasher or flasher unit, etc. [usually located under the driver's side of the dash, and is wired in-line with the turn signal lever and hazard switch buttons.]
Peut =
clignotant de direction (termino de Renaud); centrale clignotante; relais clignotant...

turn signal light (bulb?)
Peut =
(feu) clignotant...

François Tardif
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Tony M
20 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony.
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