Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
ciabatta multi-presa
English translation:
multiple socket
Added to glossary by
Alberto Orengo
Sep 23, 2006 09:15
17 yrs ago
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Italian term
Italy
ciabatta multi-presa
Italian to English
Other
Law: Contract(s)
description - bid for tender
electrics
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | multiple socket |
Alberto Orengo
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| 4 | multi plug socket |
Umberto Menon
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| 3 | power strip |
Marie Scarano
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Change log
Sep 23, 2006 09:15: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
May 19, 2007 07:25: Alberto Orengo changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/583382">Therese Marshall's</a> old entry - "ciabatta multi-presa"" to ""multiple socket""
May 19, 2007 07:26: Alberto Orengo changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/98421">Alberto Orengo's</a> old entry - "ciabatta multi-presa"" to ""multiple socket""
Proposed translations
5 hrs
Alberto Orengo
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Italy
Experienced-meticulous-reliable-flexible
Native in: Italian
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to English
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multiple socket
It's what I have always heard and used in the UK, it was one of the first things I had to buy years ago and didn't know how to say it :) but hey, they all are viable alternatives, it just depends on what you are used to and on the country you translate for (ie whether American English or British English...). Note that also MULTIPLE PLUG is used for multiple socket, it's colloquial and not really correct, but still widely used in everyday English (in fact, in Italian you can hear presa and spina used at random even if spina is plug and presa is socket).
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Umberto Menon
Italy
Italy
Native in Italian
Works in field
Italy
VAT Number 01457050290
Native in: Italian 
Works in: French to Italian, English to Italian, Italian to French, and 3 more.
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multi plug socket
multi plug socket
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power strip
This would depend on more context, but the principle is the same. Usually a ciabatta is a multi-socket power strip, often with a short extension cord.
Power strip
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A power strip (also known as a plug board, power board, power bar, distribution board, gangplug or multibox) is a strip of sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple devices to be plugged in. As such it can be considered a type of trailing socket though that term is more often used for single and double cable mounted sockets. The term is also used to refer to the complete assembly with the power strip on one end and a plug on the other. Power strips are often used when many electrical devices are in proximity, especially with audio/video and computer systems.
Power strip
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A power strip (also known as a plug board, power board, power bar, distribution board, gangplug or multibox) is a strip of sockets that attaches to the end of a flexible cable and allows multiple devices to be plugged in. As such it can be considered a type of trailing socket though that term is more often used for single and double cable mounted sockets. The term is also used to refer to the complete assembly with the power strip on one end and a plug on the other. Power strips are often used when many electrical devices are in proximity, especially with audio/video and computer systems.
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