Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
tour d'accumulation d'eau
English translation:
water reservoir (post)
Added to glossary by
B D Finch
Apr 27, 2011 15:46
13 yrs ago
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French term
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23 years in agricultural science
Native in: English (Variant: US)
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tour d'accumulation d'eau
French to English
Law/Patents
Patents
clothing iron
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la pompe est reliée à une tour d'accumulation d'eau disposée en aval de la pompe.
Water accumulation tower or water pressure tower is what I've come up with so far.
Water accumulation tower or water pressure tower is what I've come up with so far.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | water reservoir post/pillar |
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Apr 29, 2011 08:13: B D Finch Created KOG entry
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water reservoir post/pillar
As this is for a steam iron rather than the Hoover Dam (which has a water collection tower), I think that use of the word "tower" could suggest an excessive commitment to ironing.
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Comment: "Thanks, water reservoir was what I went with. I didn't think "tower" sounded too good in the context of an iron either, but couldn't come up with anything else."
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