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Old May 16, 2007, 08:35 AM
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What's the right way for saying plug in, as in the place on the wall where you plug in a power cord. Is encufe right?
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Old May 16, 2007, 10:22 AM
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enchufe y tomacorrientes

and i think there is another more idiomatic term which i can't recall.
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Old May 17, 2007, 01:00 AM
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celador it's right.
in Spain it's enchufe or toma de corriente
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Old May 17, 2007, 08:27 AM
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enchufe

To plug in is enchufe. To plug in - enchufar, exam. plug it in - enchufala
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Old May 17, 2007, 09:57 AM
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In Mexico, in addition to enchufe and toma de corriente, you can also use contacto or contacto de luz.
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Old May 17, 2007, 12:11 PM
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This is the same word, but another meaning, how to say plugin but as a toolbar or a plugin for a program?
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Old May 17, 2007, 01:50 PM
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In Mexico, in addition to enchufe and toma de corriente, you can also use contacto or contacto de luz.
That was it ! contacto del luz. I knew i'd seen something like that.

and the electricity, or power is just called simply.. el hyrdo o hidroelélectrico
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Old May 18, 2007, 12:29 AM
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plugin for a program?
Usually...... Plug-in
"me he descargado Quicktime como plug-in"
spanish word: complemento
"me he descargado el Quicktime como complemento del Internet Explorer"
"WhoEasy* es un complemento (Plug-In) que localiza información... "
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