Nov 18, 2008 11:55
15 yrs ago
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French term
thermoplongeur
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
One final question!
I don't have much context for this other than:
"Ce thermostat se règle dans le boîtier électrique du thermoplongeur."
I don't have much context for this other than:
"Ce thermostat se règle dans le boîtier électrique du thermoplongeur."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | electric heater element |
Atlantos
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| 4 +7 | immersion heater |
Terry Richards
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Proposed translations
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electric heater element
I'm quite sure that the immersion heater applies to the whole device with the tank and its parts whereas the element is the metallic element inside, similar to that in the bottom of a kettle. Refer to picture at website given below.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone for their help. I went for electrical heating element in the end as it's more general. But all the suggestions were helpful. "
+7
14 mins
Terry Richards
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
30 years in IT, Engineering degree.
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US) 
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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67
immersion heater
It goes in your hot water tank.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dolores Vázquez
: http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do
12 mins
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| agree |
Tony M
14 mins
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| agree |
MurielP (X)
28 mins
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| agree |
David Goward
1 hr
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| agree |
Rimas Balsys
1 hr
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| agree |
chris collister
: "plongeur thermique" conjures up all kinds of interesting images...
1 hr
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| neutral |
Bashiqa
: I think you must add element. I.H. in English is the whole thing.
2 hrs
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| agree |
narasimha (X)
19 hrs
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