Set/Clear

French translation: Appliquer/Effacer

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English term or phrase:Set/Clear
French translation:Appliquer/Effacer
Entered by: Isabelle Panza

19:48 May 28, 2020
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Engineering (general) / Produits chimiques
English term or phrase: Set/Clear
Table with the possible defaults of a software for a truck. Column "effect of default", column "possible cause", then column "set/clear conditions". How to understand and translate "set" and "clear" here?

Thank you
Isabelle Panza
France
Local time: 10:15
Appliquer/Effacer
Explanation:
Je pense qu'après avoir saisi une valeur de réglage, le choix est donné entre "set" (appliquer, peut-être aussi "confirmer") et "clear (effacer (la valeur saisie)
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Christian Fournier
France
Local time: 10:15
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Summary of answers provided
5Définir/effacer
Samuel Clarisse
4conditions pour activer / effacer (annuler)
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
4Appliquer/Effacer
Christian Fournier


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
set/clear
conditions pour activer / effacer (annuler)


Explanation:
conditions pour activer/effacer

Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Though probably rather 'acquitter'; also consider 'conditions pour activation...'?
5 mins
  -> Merci Tony !

agree  mchd: activer/désactiver
17 mins
  -> Merci mchd !

disagree  Christian Fournier: "set" n'est pas "activer", mais appliquer (une valeur de réglage)
12 hrs
  -> ok merci pour la précision.

disagree  Samuel Clarisse: "Activer" ici n'est pas le terme adapté...
13 hrs
  -> Merci.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
set/clear
Appliquer/Effacer


Explanation:
Je pense qu'après avoir saisi une valeur de réglage, le choix est donné entre "set" (appliquer, peut-être aussi "confirmer") et "clear (effacer (la valeur saisie)

Christian Fournier
France
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 165
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
set/clear
Définir/effacer


Explanation:
Pour être méticuleux, "set" est "définir"

Samuel Clarisse
France
Local time: 10:15
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 33
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