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phase

English translation: line

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French term or phrase:phase
English translation:line
Entered by: Thomas Miles

14:57 Mar 9, 2020
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / testing
French term or phrase: phase
This document outlines functional and safety tests to be carried out on the handpiece of a medical device.

A number of these tests are electrical checks, including the "test haute tension phase-terre", which I have translated as "line-to-ground high-voltage test" (in accordance with IEC's preference for "line" as opposed to "phase" in English*).

In a later mention of this test, is it safe to use "line" to translate the French "phase" when used alone, as in the segment below?
"Faire le test HAUTE TENSION entre le contact de la fiche (phase) et l’applicateur de la pièce à main"

xxx

*http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&iev...
Thomas Miles
France
Local time: 18:53
line
Explanation:
The three energised conductors that connect a three-phase load to its three-phase supply are called ‘lines‘. The voltage between any two line conductors are termed ‘line voltages‘ and the current that passes along each line conductor is termed a ‘line current‘.

http://professorelectron.com/uncategorized/three-phase-termi...
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Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
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4 +3line
Kartik Isaac
5phase
Youssef Chabat


  

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phase


Explanation:
the same
phase and neutral
ex: Three-phase electric power
triphasé

Youssef Chabat
Morocco
Local time: 17:53
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
Notes to answerer
Asker: شكراً لمساهمتك


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Not here! As Asker says, the IEC prefers 'line' in EN, and the use of 'phase' is only really justified in a multi-phase system; in a normal single pahse system, we talk about Line / Neutral / Earth
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line


Explanation:
The three energised conductors that connect a three-phase load to its three-phase supply are called ‘lines‘. The voltage between any two line conductors are termed ‘line voltages‘ and the current that passes along each line conductor is termed a ‘line current‘.

http://professorelectron.com/uncategorized/three-phase-termi...

Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks again to all for confirming this.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for helping out.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Yes, use 'line' here, as this is clearly not going to be a 3-phase system!
50 mins
  -> Thanks, Tony :)
agree  Johannes Gleim: I adhere to IEC.
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Johannes!
agree  Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X): agree
16 hrs
  -> Cheers Barbara :)
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