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tour d'accumulation d'eau

English translation: water reservoir (post)

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French term or phrase:tour d'accumulation d'eau
English translation:water reservoir (post)
Entered by: B D Finch

15:46 Apr 27, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Patents / clothing iron
French term or phrase: tour d'accumulation d'eau
Selon une autre caractéristique de l'invention, la pompe est reliée à une tour d'accumulation d'eau disposée en aval de la pompe.

Water accumulation tower or water pressure tower is what I've come up with so far.
John Speese
United States
Local time: 09:23
water reservoir post/pillar
Explanation:
As this is for a steam iron rather than the Hoover Dam (which has a water collection tower), I think that use of the word "tower" could suggest an excessive commitment to ironing.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 15:23
Grading comment
Thanks, water reservoir was what I went with. I didn't think "tower" sounded too good in the context of an iron either, but couldn't come up with anything else.
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3 +2water reservoir post/pillar
B D Finch


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
water reservoir post/pillar


Explanation:
As this is for a steam iron rather than the Hoover Dam (which has a water collection tower), I think that use of the word "tower" could suggest an excessive commitment to ironing.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 15:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks, water reservoir was what I went with. I didn't think "tower" sounded too good in the context of an iron either, but couldn't come up with anything else.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  chris collister: I agree that "tower" might be an overstatement. I think just "reservoir" would do the job.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks chris
agree  cc in nyc: water reservoir, IMO
23 hrs
  -> Thanks cc
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