Mar 2, 2022 23:02
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French term
United States
My business is translating your business
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French
Déclencheur
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Hotel safety features
this term (in an insurance claim document) simply appears among a list of features under "Moyens de secours existant" in a Paris hotel and includes the following 4 items:
Extincteurs
Déclencheur
Robinet d'incendie armé
Porte coupe-feu
Could this refer to an "alarm system" of some sort? Would "smoke detectors" ever be referred to simply as "déclencheurs"? that actuate or trigger an alarm?
Extincteurs
Déclencheur
Robinet d'incendie armé
Porte coupe-feu
Could this refer to an "alarm system" of some sort? Would "smoke detectors" ever be referred to simply as "déclencheurs"? that actuate or trigger an alarm?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | manual call point (MCP) |
Tony M
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| 4 | (manuall) pull stations / call points (or detectors) |
Johannes Gleim
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| 4 | Manual fire alarm box / Manual pull station |
Libby Cohen
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References
| manual call point |
Anastasia Kalantzi
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Proposed translations
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manual call point (MCP)
It's the standard little red square fire alarm point that you 'break glass in case of fire'
Plenty of examples to be found on the 'Net, I'll leave you to research that for yourself!
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Note added at 32 mins (2022-03-02 23:34:45 GMT)
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I think you'll find MCP is a US term in the first place.
Plenty of examples to be found on the 'Net, I'll leave you to research that for yourself!
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Note added at 32 mins (2022-03-02 23:34:45 GMT)
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I think you'll find MCP is a US term in the first place.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Tony! I guess here in the States we'd call it "the Fire Alarm Box" or something like that. |
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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.
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(manuall) pull stations / call points (or detectors)
In order to find the possible terms, simply enter the expression in Wikipedia and switch to the English-language sister page.
Un système de détection incendie (SDI) est une unité faisant partie du système de sécurité incendie (SSI), dont l'objectif est de déceler de façon aussi précoce que possible la naissance d'un feu.
Il comprend des organes de détection incendie (déclencheurs manuels, détecteurs automatiques...), des organes intermédiaires (réseaux filaires...) et un équipement de contrôle et de signalisation (ECS), également dénommé « tableau de signalisation » ou « tableau de contrôle », qui alerte de toute sollicitation du système, en cas de dérangement ou d'alarme feu. Les organes sont disposés sur des boucles ou lignes, reliées à l'ECS.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Système_de_détection_incendie
Un déclencheur manuel d'alarme incendie (DM) est un appareil à déclenchement manuel de couleur rouge qui permet de signaler la présence d'un incendie ou d'une fumée anormale.
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Déclencheur manuel d'alarme
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Déclencheur_manuel_d'alarme_in...
both French articles are linked to the following English articles:
A fire alarm system warns people when smoke, fire, carbon monoxide or other fire-related emergencies are detected. These alarms may be activated automatically from smoke detectors, and heat detectors or may also be activated via
Un système de détection incendie (SDI) est une unité faisant partie du système de sécurité incendie (SSI), dont l'objectif est de déceler de façon aussi précoce que possible la naissance d'un feu.
Il comprend des organes de détection incendie (déclencheurs manuels, détecteurs automatiques...), des organes intermédiaires (réseaux filaires...) et un équipement de contrôle et de signalisation (ECS), également dénommé « tableau de signalisation » ou « tableau de contrôle », qui alerte de toute sollicitation du système, en cas de dérangement ou d'alarme feu. Les organes sont disposés sur des boucles ou lignes, reliées à l'ECS.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Système_de_détection_incendie
Un déclencheur manuel d'alarme incendie (DM) est un appareil à déclenchement manuel de couleur rouge qui permet de signaler la présence d'un incendie ou d'une fumée anormale.
:
Déclencheur manuel d'alarme
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Déclencheur_manuel_d'alarme_in...
both French articles are linked to the following English articles:
A fire alarm system warns people when smoke, fire, carbon monoxide or other fire-related emergencies are detected. These alarms may be activated automatically from smoke detectors, and heat detectors or may also be activated via
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: Unlike in FR, not generally referred to as 'detectors' in EN, since they don't actually 'detect' anything themselves. 'Pull station' may be the US term Timothy was looking for. This type and term not widely used in the UK.
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Libby Cohen
Canada
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Canada
Exp. French-English translator/reviser
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Norwegian (Bokmal) to English, Hebrew to English, and 4 more.
Manual fire alarm box / Manual pull station
Per standards and information detailed on the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association) website. NFPA is an international, nonprofit resource. Depending on the standard or article presented therein, "Manual fire alarm box" and "Manual pull station" are interchangeable terms and the ones most frequently used. However, per NFPA 72 standard, "call point" is also an acceptable term.
Example sentence:
Manual Fire Alarm Box. The term box is currently the term used by building codes and nationally recognized testing laboratories. They are also called manual fire alarm stations, pull stations, and call points.
See https://submittalsarchive.nfpa.org/TerraViewWeb/ViewerPage.jsp?id=72-2019.ditamap&pubStatus=FDR
Reference:
Reference comments
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Anastasia Kalantzi
Greece
Greece
Greece
EnFrGreek Medical/Mechanical/Legal
Native in: Greek (Variant: Modern) , Greek (Ancient) (Variants: Koine (common), Doric, Homeric, Ionic, Aeolic) 
Works in: French to Greek, Greek to French, English to Greek, and 5 more.
Reference:
manual call point
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Tony M
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