Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Chinese term or phrase:
私接电线
English translation:
connection to the public mains supplies without permission
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-11-18 14:54:09 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Nov 15, 2011 07:32
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Chinese term
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私接电线
Chinese to English
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Electronics / Elect Eng
不能私接电线
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | connection to the public mains supplies without permission |
Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL
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| 5 | hijack electricity |
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Proposed translations
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Sharon Toh, MITI MCIL
Singapore
Singapore
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Native in: English (Variant: Singaporean) , Chinese
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connection to the public mains supplies without permission
Depending on the overall tone and style of your document, you can adjust the way the sentence is phrased accordingly. This is just for your reference:
不能私接电线
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* Connection to the public mains supplies without permission shall be prohibited.
* You cannot make connection to the public mains supplies without permission.
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Hope this helps.
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Note added at 22 mins (2011-11-15 07:54:49 GMT)
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without permission [from the authorities]
不能私接电线
=>
* Connection to the public mains supplies without permission shall be prohibited.
* You cannot make connection to the public mains supplies without permission.
...
Hope this helps.
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Note added at 22 mins (2011-11-15 07:54:49 GMT)
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without permission [from the authorities]
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hijack electricity
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