marcación

English translation: metering

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Spanish term or phrase:marcación
English translation:metering
Entered by: Aussaffer

05:20 Oct 6, 2010
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / water grid
Spanish term or phrase: marcación
Un fallo muy común entre las empresas de agua es la compra de contadores a la mejor oferta económica. Esta práctica puede conducir a errores monumentales y resulta menos aconsejable a medida que el volumen de consumo del usuario. A modo indicativo señalar que una diferencia en precio de 2 AUD podría recuperarse con solo 3 m3 más de marcación, que sobre un consumo total de 300 m3 año representa tan solo un 1% del primer año.
Aussaffer
Local time: 11:49
metering
Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_metering

Hth

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Note added at 23 mins (2010-10-06 05:44:05 GMT)
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also
http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/water/use/index.html
http://www.environment.gov.au/water/topics/metering.html
http://www.citywestwater.com.au/plumbers_and_developers/wate...
http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/services/sanitation/WaterMeterin...
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Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
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Thank you Antonio.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1metering
Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
4registration
meirs
4mas de marcación = greater(larger) volume reading
Fernando E. Rey


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
metering


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_metering

Hth

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Note added at 23 mins (2010-10-06 05:44:05 GMT)
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also
http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/water/use/index.html
http://www.environment.gov.au/water/topics/metering.html
http://www.citywestwater.com.au/plumbers_and_developers/wate...
http://www.roscommoncoco.ie/services/sanitation/WaterMeterin...


Antonio Tomás Lessa do Amaral
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you Antonio.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julio Bereciartu
21 hrs
  -> Saruro, thank you, Antonio
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
registration


Explanation:
It is more correct that "metering" IMHO.

meirs
Israel
Local time: 04:49
Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in RomanianRomanian
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2 days 12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mas de marcación = greater(larger) volume reading


Explanation:
I rather prefer instead of a generic "registration or value or reading", to tell specifically "volume reading"

Fernando E. Rey
Local time: 22:49
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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