Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
όπλιζε
English translation:
became active, became activated, was tripped
Added to glossary by
Nick Lingris
Jan 22, 2012 19:19
12 yrs ago
Greek term
United Kingdom
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Greek to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
όπλιζε
Greek to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
'Εγινε επισκευή στην βοηθητική επαφή του ΜΑΙΝ CONTACTOR στον ΔΕ FAN διότι δεν όπλιζε ώστε βα δώσει σήμα στην βαλβίδα για να γίνει OPEN το VALVE της καταθλίψεως του FAN.
I don't know what όπλιζε means here.
I don't know what όπλιζε means here.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | became active, became activated |
Nick Lingris
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| 3 +1 | arm |
D. Harvatis
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Change log
Jan 29, 2012 17:26: Nick Lingris Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
8 mins
Nick Lingris
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Greek
United Kingdom
The word is my oyster
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek
Related KudoZ points
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44
Selected
became active, became activated
... to signal etc.
Χαίρομαι που ξέρεις τα υπόλοιπα...
Χαίρομαι που ξέρεις τα υπόλοιπα...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ευχαριστώ!"
+1
20 mins
D. Harvatis
Native in Greek
Biomedical translations
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, French to Greek, German to Greek, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
arm
arming switches etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
trsk2000 (X)
1 hr
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Discussion
"Trip" (in the passive) would do nicely.
One meaning of "arm" (I looked it up) is "activate" (the fuse of a bomb, etc.).
With όπλιζε, I'd expect a direct object...
Anyway, there seems little doubt that some kind of activation is meant here.