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pb

English translation: problem

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French term or phrase:pb
English translation:problem
Entered by: narasimha (X)

16:26 Oct 15, 2017
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / everyday Fr abbreviation
French term or phrase: pb
pb alimentation BT
changement des alim 5 et 24 volts
calibration des mesures d'impédances et de température
Malgoldberg
United States
Local time: 17:54
problem
Explanation:
pb alimentation BT means Low Voltage supply problem
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narasimha (X)
India
Local time: 04:24
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6problem
narasimha (X)
5 +5problem
Tony M


Discussion entries: 4





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
problem


Explanation:
pb alimentation BT means Low Voltage supply problem

narasimha (X)
India
Local time: 04:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
18 mins
  -> Thank you, Writeaway
agree  philgoddard
22 mins
  -> Thank you, Phil
agree  Thomas T. Frost: Yes, what else could it be? Very common informal abbreviation in France.
46 mins
  -> Thank you, Thomas
agree  katsy
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Katsy
agree  AllegroTrans
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, AllegroTrans
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
2 days 16 hrs
  -> Thank you, GILOU
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
problem


Explanation:
Common standard informal abbeviation for 'problème'


Tony M
France
Local time: 00:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 348
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: I only looked to see if it could actually mean anything else/I didn't check it either-just looked at this Kudoz question to see if it could possibly being something other than problem.
15 mins
  -> Thanks, W/A!
agree  Thomas T. Frost: Yes, what else could it be? Very common informal abbreviation in France.
46 mins
  -> Thanks, Thomas!
agree  katsy
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Katsy!
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, G!
agree  AllegroTrans
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, C!
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