décuver

English translation: to unload

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French term or phrase:décuver
English translation:to unload
Entered by: Radu DANAILA

12:37 Jul 1, 2009
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Transformer tank
French term or phrase: décuver
I am not sure how to translate this term from the sentence belwo regarding transformer tanks.

Any suggestions will be gratefully received.

La cuve est soit du type cloche (partie active maintenue en fond de cuve), soit du type classique (partie active fixée au couvercle), à condition toutefois que la masse à décuver soit inférieure à 40 T
antoinette chappell
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:43
to unload
Explanation:
GDT (http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102...



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Note added at 18 mins (2009-07-01 12:56:01 GMT)
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"After the installation of transformers onto the foundations and the bund, unloading of oil and filling of the transformers will be performed by means of electrical pumps from the barrels on the trucks directly into the transformer tank."



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Note added at 31 mins (2009-07-01 13:08:08 GMT)
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Merci, Antoinette!
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Radu DANAILA
Romania
Local time: 08:43
Grading comment
Thanks again!
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Summary of answers provided
4to unload
Radu DANAILA
4empty
chris collister
4untanking weight
Herbie
3remove
Bashiqa


  

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
remove


Explanation:
I think this is perhaps appropriate in this context.

Bashiqa
France
Local time: 07:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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to unload


Explanation:
GDT (http://www.granddictionnaire.com/btml/fra/r_motclef/index102...



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Note added at 18 mins (2009-07-01 12:56:01 GMT)
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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/servlet/WDSContentServer/WDSP/I...

"After the installation of transformers onto the foundations and the bund, unloading of oil and filling of the transformers will be performed by means of electrical pumps from the barrels on the trucks directly into the transformer tank."



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Note added at 31 mins (2009-07-01 13:08:08 GMT)
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Merci, Antoinette!

Radu DANAILA
Romania
Local time: 08:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Thanks again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks to you all. At this point however I think this is the best solution. I will wait a bit longer before closing the question to see if anyone else has any other comments to add.

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
empty


Explanation:
"Empty" does the job. You could use "drain", "decant", "run off", etc, but why bother?

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-07-01 15:10:11 GMT)
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Hi Tony. I had rather assumed that this referred to removing the transformer oil, but 40 t corresponds to about 50 m^3, which is a lot of oil, and therefore a very big transformer. Maybe you're right. In the event of doubt (which there is), Bashiqa's "remove" solution is suitably neutral.

chris collister
France
Local time: 07:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 353

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: I can't help thinking that they're talking rather about the mass of the trafo, which mustn't exceed 40 t if it is hanging from the lid...?
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
untanking weight


Explanation:
untanking weight = masse à décuver.
Core, coils and tank lid are the components of the transformer untanking weight. Such untanking takes place for inspection, maintenance or repair of power transformers.

Herbie
Germany
Local time: 07:43
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Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 54
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