Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
quicksilver lamps
French translation:
lampe à vapeur de mercure
Added to glossary by
Marina Diaponon
Jan 22, 2017 23:55
7 yrs ago
English term
quicksilver lamps
Non-PRO
English to French
Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
Activity description
Its operates in the production and distribution of lightning supplies and quicksilver lamps.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | lampe à vapeur de mercure |
Jennifer Levey
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Proposed translations
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Chile
Native in English
Chile
Human-scale Globalization
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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English term (edited):
quicksilver lamp
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lampe à vapeur de mercure
The ST looks like a 19th century effort by Google Translate!
quicksilver = mercury, which is ("was" in many countries) commonly used in street lighting (it gives a pale violet light, as compared to the yellow/orange light from contempory sodium vapour lamps).
http://www.energieplus-lesite.be/index.php?id=10686
La lampe à vapeur de mercure haute pression est aujourd'hui démodée pour plusieurs raisons : son efficacité lumineuse est faible, de même que son indice de ...
quicksilver = mercury, which is ("was" in many countries) commonly used in street lighting (it gives a pale violet light, as compared to the yellow/orange light from contempory sodium vapour lamps).
http://www.energieplus-lesite.be/index.php?id=10686
La lampe à vapeur de mercure haute pression est aujourd'hui démodée pour plusieurs raisons : son efficacité lumineuse est faible, de même que son indice de ...
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