English term
Belarus
Expertize in Biomedical Science
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to English
wire electric cable
Or: would it be correct to say: "to wire electric cable"?
Thanks a lot in advance.
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Jack Doughty
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| 5 +1 | wire up a house |
Gary D
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| 5 | verb |
Victor Mascov
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| 3 | electric wires/cables |
Carla Selyer
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United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Could be either.
If it is part of a list in an inventory, e.g. of different types of wire, it might be wire for this specific purpose; I am thinking of a list made in this inverted form:
wire barbed
wire locking
wire copper
wire electric cable....
which is popular in some circles, particularly in the armed forces.
We have a long-handled spoon in the kitchen drawer which I think of as
"spoon, long, devils for the supping with."
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jccantrell
: Yep, ambiguity begets more ambiguity.
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Thank you. Yes, indeed it does.
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Ken Cox
: The asker's phrase is telegraphic English (common in lists and brief instructions) and thus requires interpretation.
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Yes. I don't see how we can tell from what we have here.
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Concentrated and qualified
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
verb
| Виктор, спасибо за внимание к моим вопросам! Это - резюме, вернее, список кабелей и проводов. С этой точки зрения это, всё-же должно быть существительное. Однако, думаю, всё возможно, и глагол в этом списке тоже возможен. |
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David Moore (X)
: To be fair to your (other) peers, this really should have been written in English; how otherwise is your average peer going to understand it?
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wire up a house
and
run out electric cable
or string up electric cable in a house. (when they go in the ceiling)
Run underground Cables
Fit out a house with Electricity is to do the complete job
Portuguese, French & Spanish specialist
Native in: Portuguese , English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
electric wires/cables
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| Thank you Carla. This could be the case. There is still no feedback from the client to my request for an explanation. |
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