Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
colonne de vidange
English translation:
waste stack
Added to glossary by
canaria
Oct 11, 2007 12:02
16 yrs ago
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French term
colonne de vidange
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
this comes in a list of things that water can leak from
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | waste stack |
Bourth (X)
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| 1 | downpipe |
Tony M
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| 1 | waste pipe |
Alain Pommet
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Oct 11, 2007 13:08: Steffen Walter changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
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waste stack
Stack definitely translates "colonne" here. Remains to be seen if this is a wastewater stack, soil stack, or generic.
Downpipe tends to be for rainwater (external).
Having said that, "stack" on its own will suffice:
stack - (1) A vertical pipe to carry the main discharge from sanitary pipework or for its ventilation. Branch pipes enter a stack at its junctions. Stacks can be for soil water and waste water, or a single stack.
[Scott/Penguin Dict of Bldg]
Downpipe tends to be for rainwater (external).
Having said that, "stack" on its own will suffice:
stack - (1) A vertical pipe to carry the main discharge from sanitary pipework or for its ventilation. Branch pipes enter a stack at its junctions. Stacks can be for soil water and waste water, or a single stack.
[Scott/Penguin Dict of Bldg]
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Comment: "thanks"
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downpipe
It would of course be immensely helpful if you actually told us where this potential leak situation is — are we talking about a building, some plant, what?
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waste pipe
Just an alternative suggestion but including the notion of 'vidange'.
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