Electrical Terms Translated
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electrics
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1 alternator omvormer alternateur alternador 1
2 ammeter ammeter amperímetro amperímetro 2
3 amp ampere ampère Ampere ampere amper 3
4 battery accu / batarij batterie Batterie bateria batería 4
5 brush borstel /borstelen balai 5
6 brush holder borstelhouder porte balais 6
7 bulb zekering ampoule 7
8 cable kabel fil (de fer) Kabel cabo cable 8
9 charger oplader chargeur carregador 9
10 current stroom courant Strom corrente corriente 10
11 diode diode diode Diode diodo diodo 11
12 drive belt aandrijfriem courroie 12
13 dynamo dynamo dynamo Dynamo 13
14 electricity electrisiteit electricité electricidade eléctrica 13
15 fuse zekering fusible Sicherung fusível fusible 15
16 fuse wire fusible fusible 16
17 high voltage krachtstroom haute tension Hochspannung alta tensão alto tension 17
18 invertor inversor inversor de corriente 18
19 insulated cable geisoleerde kabel cabo isolado cable aislado 19
20 insulated return masse isolée 20
21 insulated wire geisoleerde draad isoliert fio isolado alambre aislado 21
22 isolated geisoleerd isolé isolado 22
23 isolating switch geisoleerde schakelaar amortisseur 23
24 light licht feu Licht luz luz 24
25 low voltage zwak stroom basse tension Niederspannung baixa tensão bajo tension 25
26 parallel circuit parallèle Prallelschaltung circuito paralelo 26
27 power stroom puissance Leistung potência 27
28 rectifier pont de diodes rectificador 28
29 relay relais Relais relé 29
30 rotor rotor rotor Rotor rotor 30
31 series serie série Reihe série 31
32 solenoid contacteur 32
33 starter motor start motor démarreur motor de arranque 33
34 volt volt volt Volt volt 34
35 voltage voltage tension Spannung voltagem tension 35
36 voltage (high) voltage hoog haute tension alta tensão alta tension 36
37 voltage (low) voltage laag basse tension baixa tensão bajo tension 37
38 voltage regulator voltage regelaar regulateur de tension Spannungsregler regular de tensão 38
39 voltmeter voltage meter Voltmeter voltímetro

voltímetro

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40 wire (cable) kabel fil (de fer) Leitung/Kabel fio cable 40
41 wire (electric) stroom kabel fil (électrique) Leitung/Kabel alambrado eléctrico 41