Nov 15, 2021 21:35
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Turkish term

temassızlık

Turkish to English Art/Literary Linguistics
Tavandaki çıplak ampul bir cızırtıyla yanıp söner, yine yanar. X kafasını kaldırıp ampule bakar.

X:
Temassızlık var galiba.
Change log

Nov 16, 2021 22:53: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (write-in)" from "Translation terms" to "(none)"

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a loose contact

"There's a loose contact" is just what we say in that situation! 🙂
Peer comment(s):

agree Yunus Can ATLAR : For this informal conversation, simply “loose” would be enough I think.
9 mins
Thankyou!
agree Amir Akbarpour Reihani : OR Loose connection: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/loose_connection
10 hrs
Thank you!
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7 hrs

a loose socket

Tavandaki çıplak ampul bir cızırtıyla yanıp söner, yine yanar. X kafasını kaldırıp ampule bakar.

The naked light bulb on the ceiling keeps flickering and fizzing. X looks at the bulb lifting his/her head.
X: That must be a loose contact/ a loose socket.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2021-11-16 04:40:40 GMT)
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A loose socket can be dangerous and cause a spark in your ceiling or wall. Using the wrong light bulb can also be hazardous.

https://findanyanswer.com/is-a-loose-electrical-outlet-dange...
Example sentence:

Loose contacts, e.g. with a loose socket that was kept on being used, can increase the resistivity, leading to a hot spot and ...

https://www.cmmoseandson.com/electrical-outlets-and-other-little-things/

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blinking / loose connection

IMHO
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