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pulsante di emergenza

English translation: emergency push button

16:31 Jun 28, 2017
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Engineering: Industrial / spa bath manual
Italian term or phrase: pulsante di emergenza
My CAT tool gives me "Emergency stop button" - is this correct
Chants
Local time: 01:51
English translation:emergency push button
Explanation:
UK right
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Helen Pringle
Italy
Local time: 01:51
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2emergency push button
Helen Pringle
4 +1emergency stop button / fire alarm button
Matthew Docherty


  

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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
emergency push button


Explanation:
UK right

Helen Pringle
Italy
Local time: 01:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bluenoric
15 hrs
agree  philgoddard: Just "emergency button"
21 hrs
  -> Right - but it depends on your customer!
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
emergency stop button / fire alarm button


Explanation:
Yes, this is an "emergency stop button" if it is part of a machine (http://it.rs-online.com/web/p/pulsanti-di-arresto-di-emergen...

However, it does depend on the context, as it may be a "fire alarm button" which is pressed in the event of a fire:

Italian: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pulsante_di_emergenza.JPG
English: https://www.123rf.com/photo_10917391_fire-alarm-button-white...


    Reference: http://it.rs-online.com/web/p/pulsanti-di-arresto-di-emergen...
    https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pulsante_di_emergenza.JPG
Matthew Docherty
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Peter Cox
16 hrs
neutral  philgoddard: We don't know what it does.
21 hrs
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