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cavo al gommato

English translation: aluminium rubberised cable

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Italian term or phrase:cavo al gommato
English translation:aluminium rubberised cable
Entered by: Russell Jones

12:06 May 1, 2004
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
Italian term or phrase: cavo al gommato
From a list of metal products for recycling. The list also hs "cavi gommati" (rubberized cables); could this be "(self) adhesive cable" perhaps?
Russell Jones
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:22
aluminium rubberized cable
Explanation:
ciao di nuovo,
non ho capito la tua domanda, il tuo dubbio è quel "al"? in questo caso credo che stia per alluminio
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Elena Ghetti
Italy
Local time: 19:22
Grading comment
Grazie di nuovo Elena; dovevo rendermene conto poiché il sottotitolo era Alluminio.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5rubber-insulated cable / rubber-coated cable
John Wellesly Helliwell
3 +1what about simply rubber coated cables ?
cjohnstone
4aluminium rubberized cable
Elena Ghetti


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
what about simply rubber coated cables ?


Explanation:
na

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Note added at 2004-05-01 12:34:23 (GMT)
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if I may your self-adhesive suggestion seems too specific and pointlessly so, especially as I cannot figure out why the hell a cable should be self-adhesive!!! -:)

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  forli: Yes - any cable which has not been stripped of its sleeving.
25 mins
  -> yes but for recycling may be no need for the detail, but you are right
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
aluminium rubberized cable


Explanation:
ciao di nuovo,
non ho capito la tua domanda, il tuo dubbio è quel "al"? in questo caso credo che stia per alluminio


Elena Ghetti
Italy
Local time: 19:22
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Grazie di nuovo Elena; dovevo rendermene conto poiché il sottotitolo era Alluminio.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
rubber-insulated cable / rubber-coated cable


Explanation:
obviously: coated with rubber

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Note added at 7 hrs 17 mins (2004-05-01 19:24:30 GMT)
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But I also agree with cjohnstone - clearly, a cable without rubber coating is easier to re-cycle - whereas the original purpose of the coating is probably irrelevant

John Wellesly Helliwell
Italy
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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