Jun 9, 2011 21:38
13 yrs ago
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French term
raclette/aspirateur
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Furniture / Household Appliances
Cleaning products/tools
This is a term from a table that provides instructions to a cleaning firm on how to go about cleaning various parts of a building. After scrubbing the floors, they have to:
"Eliminer l’eau avec raclette/aspirateur"
What would we call this in (UK) English? I'm guessing a "suction squeegee", but can anyone confirm this, please? As we're talking about cleaning floors, I imagine it's a squeegee tool on a long handle - could this be right?
Many thanks in advance!
"Eliminer l’eau avec raclette/aspirateur"
What would we call this in (UK) English? I'm guessing a "suction squeegee", but can anyone confirm this, please? As we're talking about cleaning floors, I imagine it's a squeegee tool on a long handle - could this be right?
Many thanks in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | Remove the water with floor squeegee/wet vacuum cleaner |
ShopForWords
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| 4 | vacuum squeegee |
Sheila Wilson
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| 4 -1 | (industrial) steam cleaner |
Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
+1
45 mins
ShopForWords
Native in English
Works in field
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
Remove the water with floor squeegee/wet vacuum cleaner
I'd put this. See link below for the vacuum cleaner.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Bourth (X)
: Yes, I think it's two different things, not a combination machine. Squeegee the water into pools, then suck it up.
47 mins
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-1
27 mins
Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Works in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US, Canadian, Irish) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
(industrial) steam cleaner
yep!
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Note added at 28 mins (2011-06-09 22:07:18 GMT)
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adding "industrial" brings up the same type of images as the French term but may not be necessary at all as context will assume this is a larger version!
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Note added at 55 mins (2011-06-09 22:33:32 GMT)
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so could rather be a wet/dry vacuum cleaner
Shop-Vac Pump Vac. Wet/Dry utility vac with built-in pump ... Larger Unit Designed for Heavy-Duty Cleaning; Offers a Lightweight and Portable Cleaning ...
www.shopvac.com/ - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-06-09 22:35:25 GMT)
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The Ghibli AS 7 is a solid compact industrial wet & dry vacuum cleaner. Its has an 11 litre (usable capacity) stainless steel container mounted on a solid ...
www.aquaclean.ie/.../Vacuum Cleaners: Ghibli ASL 7 I Dry We... - Cached
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Note added at 28 mins (2011-06-09 22:07:18 GMT)
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adding "industrial" brings up the same type of images as the French term but may not be necessary at all as context will assume this is a larger version!
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Note added at 55 mins (2011-06-09 22:33:32 GMT)
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so could rather be a wet/dry vacuum cleaner
Shop-Vac Pump Vac. Wet/Dry utility vac with built-in pump ... Larger Unit Designed for Heavy-Duty Cleaning; Offers a Lightweight and Portable Cleaning ...
www.shopvac.com/ - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 57 mins (2011-06-09 22:35:25 GMT)
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The Ghibli AS 7 is a solid compact industrial wet & dry vacuum cleaner. Its has an 11 litre (usable capacity) stainless steel container mounted on a solid ...
www.aquaclean.ie/.../Vacuum Cleaners: Ghibli ASL 7 I Dry We... - Cached
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
ShopForWords
: Problem is, steam cleaners don't suck up the water ...
16 mins
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yeah, probably wet/dry vacuum
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16 hrs
Sheila Wilson
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
20 years producing 100% natural English
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: English, French to English
vacuum squeegee
Lots of piccies here for home and professional use:
http://www.google.fr/search?um=1&hl=fr&client=firefox-a&rls=...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2011-06-10 14:34:30 GMT)
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Although it might be more precise to pad that out a bit:
Wet/dry vacuum with squeegee
http://www.google.fr/search?um=1&hl=fr&client=firefox-a&rls=...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2011-06-10 14:34:30 GMT)
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Although it might be more precise to pad that out a bit:
Wet/dry vacuum with squeegee
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