Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

col. [= collier] colson long.

English translation:

long (Colson-brand) cable tie

Added to glossary by Tony M
Sep 28, 2004 11:17
19 yrs ago
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French term

Col. colson long.

French to English Tech/Engineering Electronics / Elect Eng
EMBASE A CHEVILLE STANDART
COL. COLSON LONG. 176PROTEGE
LOCATION TABLEAU DE CHANTIER

(Quote from electrical company to a customer)
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 long (Colson-brand) cable tie

Proposed translations

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long (Colson-brand) cable tie

'Colson' is a particular brand of 'rilsan' or cable tie, though unfortuantel, I suspect it is highly likely here that they are just using it in the generic sense [like hoover for vacuum cleaner], as it is very commonly used that way; I think you'd be safe to assume that, unless they make a habit of quoting specific-brand products elsewhere

col. = abbreviation of 'collier', the proper (non-proprietary) name for a cable tie

As your long. has a period/full-stop afte it, it may be short for longeur = length... followed by a dimension (in mm, I'd expect) --- these things come in all sorts of lengths, commonly between 100mm / 4" and 500 mm / 20" or more...
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agree fossier
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