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étincelage, fulguration

English translation: spark, flash

22:05 Oct 16, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Law: Patents, Trademarks, Copyright / patent
French term or phrase: étincelage, fulguration
I have this enumeration in a medical patent. Apparently they stand for the same thing and both translate as 'fulguration' in English.

Could anyone provide an English for 'étincelage' that's different from fulguration, so I can still translate as two distinct words?
Alexandru Pojoga
Romania
Local time: 05:12
English translation:spark, flash
Explanation:
my first instinct
spark, flash
but collins robert provides:
etincellement: glitter, twinkling, sparkle, shining, gleam
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 20:12
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Summary of answers provided
2 +2spark, flash
RHELLER
4electrical shock
Science451
3flashover
sarahl (X)


  

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étincelage, fulguration
spark, flash


Explanation:
my first instinct
spark, flash
but collins robert provides:
etincellement: glitter, twinkling, sparkle, shining, gleam

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 20:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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agree  Shog Imas: Yes, Flashing.
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agree  Yolanda Broad
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flashover


Explanation:
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sarahl (X)
Local time: 19:12
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
electrical shock


Explanation:

ELECTRICAL SHOCK
WordNet Dictionary

Definition: [n] a reflex response to the passage of electric current through the body; "subjects received a small electric shock when they mae the wrong response"; "electricians get accustomed to occasional shocks"

Synonyms: electric shock, shock




    Reference: http://www.hyperdictionary.com/
Science451
Italy
Local time: 04:12
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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