sala de expurgo

English translation: sluice room

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Portuguese term or phrase:sala de expurgo
English translation:sluice room
Entered by: lexical

20:15 May 15, 2008
Portuguese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Factories' Medical Facilities
Portuguese term or phrase: sala de expurgo
Does anyone know how to translate "sala de expurgo" or just "expurgo" into English? I saw it translated as "clean utility room", is that right?
Flavia
sluice room
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lexical
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Local time: 19:43
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4sluice room
lexical
4cleanroom
Carla Queiro (X)
3purification room
Paul Saunders


  

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purification room


Explanation:
I would use "purification room" or "cleaning room"
Expurgo means to expurgate in English which is to remove unwanted materials

Paul Saunders
Brazil
Local time: 14:43
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sluice room


Language variant: UK English, and possibly other variants of English

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lexical
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Local time: 19:43
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cleanroom


Explanation:
If this is in a hospital, I would use cleanroom.

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/research/div/exp-hematolo...

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