Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

appareil nu

English translation:

SIM-free device

Added to glossary by Tony M
Jan 22, 2014 12:19
10 yrs ago
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French term

Appareil nu

French to English Tech/Engineering Telecom(munications)
For mobile phone insurance pls see below thanks, I understand this is a new device as is with no accesories or extras but not sure of the proper term here, help appreciated

Scenario Garanties 2 :
Bris accidental
Oxydation accidentelle
Vol (vol à la sauvette, vol à la tire, vol à l'arraché, vol avec agression, vol avec effraction, vol par introduction clandestine)
2.2.3.2 Les gammes d'assurances
Plusieurs scénario envisagés :
Les deux scénarios doivent être cotés.
Scénario 1 :
4 formules :
Formule 1 :
Appareil nu dont la valeur est inférieure à 150 €
Formule 2 :
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 SIM-free device
4 bare portable device
1 barebones
Change log

Jan 26, 2014 15:19: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/125216">EirTranslations's</a> old entry - "Appareil nu"" to ""SIM-free device""

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (2): Sandra & Kenneth Grossman, Tony M

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Proposed translations

+4
44 mins
Selected

SIM-free device

In this specific context, 'nu' is nothng to do with accessories or add-ons; it is technical jargon to refer to when you buy 'just the phone', without a SIM card (i.e. any kind of subscription, etc.)

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Note added at 54 minutes (2014-01-22 13:13:31 GMT)
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Thanks, Beatriz — though hardly really 'difficult' — one is bombarded with this term any time you go into a phone shop or even supermarket selling the things here in France, so it's really everyday stuff; and I only had to ask pnce to find out what it means in context; after that, it took only a very quick Google search to check out an equivalent EN term.
Note from asker:
Thanks Tony, I think you totally got me here...this fits so thank you...difficult one
Peer comment(s):

agree tatyana000
15 mins
Thanks, Tatyana!
agree Meriem Bouda
48 mins
Thanks, Meriem!
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
1 hr
Merci, J-C ! :-)
agree Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
Thanks, Gallagy!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thx"
10 mins

barebones

One possible interpretation, i.e. without accessories or addons
Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : Not really what it means in this context, Jonathan.
31 mins
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29 mins

bare portable device

"portable device" used for a mobile phone, "bare" without any accessories
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