Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
appel en instance
English translation:
call waiting
Added to glossary by
Yolanda Broad
Nov 22, 2002 14:31
21 yrs ago
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French term
appel en instance
Non-PRO
French to English
Tech/Engineering
mobile telephony - call transfer
Sur certains téléphones portables, la retransmission des appels ne peut pas être utilisée bien que l’appareil offre la fonction Appel en instance/ mise en attente.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | call waiting |
Laura Molinari
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| 5 +3 | Call waiting vs. Put on hold |
Paula Ibbotson
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| 4 | transfer d'appel |
Paulette Racine Walden
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| 3 | incoming calls waiting function |
cjohnstone
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Proposed translations
+5
4 mins
Laura Molinari
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
16 years of experience, highly reliable
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English to Spanish
Related KudoZ points
:
64
Selected
call waiting
when you're on the phone and another call comes in, you hear a beep and may answer that call too. That second call is 'waiting'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks very much!"
+3
1 hr
Paula Ibbotson
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Always ready to lend a helping hand!
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, French to English, Norwegian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Call waiting vs. Put on hold
My hubby is a telecom specialist, so this is right up my alley!!
Just to clarify the difference between Appel en instance/ mise en attente.
Call waiting is where two calls can come in on a single line. Generally one is "put on hold" by a switchboard operator wherein there is more than one line running to the phone.
Call waiting is more widely available to individual users, whereas the option to "put on hold" is more for larger scale customers such as companies.
Hope this helps you! Heavens knows you have helped with my recent inquiries regarding gas pipelines.
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Note added at 2002-11-22 16:05:16 (GMT)
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Oh, and a reference:
See: www.northerntel.ca calls this: appel en attente
(Instructions on how to use the appel en instance function: www.telecom.lu)
Just to clarify the difference between Appel en instance/ mise en attente.
Call waiting is where two calls can come in on a single line. Generally one is "put on hold" by a switchboard operator wherein there is more than one line running to the phone.
Call waiting is more widely available to individual users, whereas the option to "put on hold" is more for larger scale customers such as companies.
Hope this helps you! Heavens knows you have helped with my recent inquiries regarding gas pipelines.
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Note added at 2002-11-22 16:05:16 (GMT)
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Oh, and a reference:
See: www.northerntel.ca calls this: appel en attente
(Instructions on how to use the appel en instance function: www.telecom.lu)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
cjohnstone
3 hrs
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Thanks!
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| agree |
Lucy Bertoldi
4 hrs
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Thanks!
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| agree |
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
2 days 1 hr
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1 day 2 hrs
cjohnstone
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
Experience and feel
Native in: French , English (Variant: British)
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
1632
incoming calls waiting function
another idea from my own phone though i confess it does not sound that great, only merit is true to what the machine says!!!
2 days 5 hrs
Paulette Racine Walden
Native in French
&
English
Translator/Proofreader/Interpreter
Native in: French , English
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
18
transfer d'appel
Call transfer does not mean "mise en attente" it is a transfer of calls to another number.
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