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a linha X está em curto com a linha Y

English translation: the x line is shorted to the y line

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Portuguese term or phrase:a linha X está em curto com a linha Y
English translation:the x line is shorted to the y line
Entered by: Roberto Costa

18:07 Dec 3, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng
Portuguese term or phrase: a linha X está em curto com a linha Y
Linhas, no contexto, estão relacionadas a terminais de conexão de computadores. Any ideas?
Roberto Costa
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:53
the x line is shorted to the y line
Explanation:
For computers you can use for "linha": signal (sinal), pins of connector, wires. Depends on what X and Y represent. Are they signal names, or pins on connector, or wires?
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mmasur
Brazil
Local time: 07:53
Grading comment
Thank you all for your help!!!!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1the X line IS short-circuited to the Y line
Gilmar Fernandes
5 +1the x line is shorted to the y line
mmasur
5line X IS short-circuited to line Y..line X IS shorted to line Y..
airmailrpl


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the X line IS short-circuited to the Y line


Explanation:
See these examples:

11, the first switch SW1 to the fourth switch SW4 are eliminated, and accordingly, the line VDBTn is short-circuited to the line VCHG, the line VSLn is ...
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Gilmar Fernandes
United States
Local time: 06:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 131

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agree  rhandler
36 mins
  -> Thank You Sir!
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the x line is shorted to the y line


Explanation:
For computers you can use for "linha": signal (sinal), pins of connector, wires. Depends on what X and Y represent. Are they signal names, or pins on connector, or wires?

Example sentence(s):
  • signal x is shorted to signal y, the x wire is shorted to the y wire
  • pin x is shorted to pin y of connector
mmasur
Brazil
Local time: 07:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all for your help!!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Andersen: This would be the typical phrase
17 hrs
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
line X IS short-circuited to line Y..line X IS shorted to line Y..


Explanation:
a linha X está em curto com a linha Y=>
line X IS short-circuited to line Y..line X IS shorted to line Y..

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 07:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 107
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