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couplers

/ˈkʌplərz/

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noun

Coupleur, attelageur

Someone who couples things together, especially someone whose job it is to couple railway carriages.

Examples :

"The railway couplers carefully connected the train carriages before the passengers boarded. "

Les attelageurs ont soigneusement connecté les wagons avant que les passagers ne montent à bord.

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noun

Attelages, coupleurs

Anything that serves to couple things together; but especially a device that couples railway carriages.

Examples :

"The railway workers carefully inspected the couplers between each train car to ensure they were securely fastened before the train departed. "

Les cheminots ont soigneusement inspecté les attelages entre chaque wagon pour s'assurer qu'ils étaient solidement fixés avant le départ du train.

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noun

Accouplements

A device that connects two keyboards of an organ together so that they play together.

Examples :

"The organist used the couplers to link the two keyboards, making the music sound much fuller and richer. "

L'organiste a utilisé les accouplements pour relier les deux claviers, ce qui a rendu la musique beaucoup plus pleine et riche.

music organ device machine

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noun

Modem

A device used to convert electronic information into audible sound signals for transmission over telephone lines.

Examples :

"Early modems used couplers to connect to the phone line by holding the telephone handset to the device. "

Les premiers modems utilisaient des modems pour se connecter à la ligne téléphonique en tenant le combiné téléphonique contre l'appareil.

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noun

Coupleur

An electrical device used to transfer energy from one electric device to another, especially without a physical connection.

Examples :

"The wireless phone chargers use couplers to transfer energy from the charging pad to the phone's battery without needing a cable. "

Les chargeurs de téléphone sans fil utilisent des coupleurs pour transférer l'énergie du socle de chargement à la batterie du téléphone sans avoir besoin d'un câble.

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