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electric vs. electrical

English translation: Electrical

09:05 Jun 20, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
English term or phrase: electric vs. electrical
are the words "electric" and "electrical" used correctly in the sentence below?

Or there may (must?) be the same word in both places ?

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In case of interruption of electric supply, all electrical devices must be switched off immediately.
Alexander Onishko
Selected answer:Electrical
Explanation:
I'd say "NO", but although I would find "electrical" perfectly acceptable in both cases, I'd probably use "power" or "electricity" in the first case.
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 21:48
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4 +8Electrical
David Moore (X)
5 +2neither
Gary D
3 +1Yes correct, but .. see below
Taña Dalglish


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Electrical


Explanation:
I'd say "NO", but although I would find "electrical" perfectly acceptable in both cases, I'd probably use "power" or "electricity" in the first case.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anton Konashenok
7 mins
agree  Ken Cox: IMO 'electric supply' and 'electrical supply' are translatese in this context. Normal (NA) English usage is e.g. 'in case of power failure' or 'in case of a power outage'. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_failure
22 mins
agree  Zoya Nayshtut
25 mins
agree  BdiL: Maurizio
51 mins
agree  Helen Farrell: yes, use electrical in both instances here
4 hrs
agree  jccantrell: I would vote for 'electricity' for the first, electrical for the second.
4 hrs
agree  Gary D: Electricity is correct. Neither Electrical or Electric is correct in the first instance.
14 hrs
agree  Egil Presttun: I support the idea of "electricity supply".
1 day 9 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Yes correct, but .. see below


Explanation:
In case of interruption of electric supply, all electrical devices must be switched off immediately

In THE EVENT of ….

Good luck!

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Note added at 9 mins (2008-06-20 09:15:18 GMT)
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System for maintaining electric power during a momentary power ...
Buffer capacitors are frequently used in conjunction with electrical energy ...
bridging operation in the event of a brief interruption in the power supply. ...
www.patentstorm.us/patents/6157553-description.html - 31k - Páginas semelhantes

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Note added at 11 mins (2008-06-20 09:17:40 GMT)
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It may be better still: "In the event of an interruption in the electrical supply, all electrical devices must be switched or "turned" off immediately.

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-06-20 10:34:49 GMT)
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Note to David and more so Ken: In principle, I agree with you that power failure or "in the case of a power outage" are standard terms, the operative words here are "of an interruption", so IMO it would be acceptable to say "In the event of an interruption in the power supply, all electrical devices must be switched (turned) off". Don´t you think?

Taña Dalglish
Jamaica
Local time: 14:48
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pham Huu Phuoc
2 days 17 hrs
  -> Thank you Pham Huu Phuoc. Very kind of you. Cheers!
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
neither


Explanation:
The correct sentence is:

In case of interruption to the electricity supply, all electrical devices must be switched off immediately.

Explanation.

You have an electric car that runs on electricity and the equipment in the car are electrical devices. Therefore you have to interrupt the electricity supply for the electrical devices not to work and the electric car will stop.

Gary D
Local time: 05:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  juvera
13 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Egil Presttun: I support the idea of "electricity supply".
18 hrs
  -> Thank you
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