bloc usine
English translation: main power station building
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| 21:08 Apr 28, 2014 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: B D Finch France Local time: 17:51 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | industrial block/unit |
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| 3 +1 | Plant unit |
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| 4 | main power station building |
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9 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1industrial block/unit Explanation: Pretty much a literal translation - removing asbestos and thermal insulation from the old power station block. I would hesitate to translate "usine" as factory, though it could well be referring to the turbine hall. |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Plant unit Explanation: .. |
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11 hrs confidence:
main power station building Explanation: More wordy, but this is how such a building is generally referred to in English. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_power_stations_in_England ... London, Greater London, Coal, 57, 1893, 1978, 1979, The site of the main power station building is now occupied by the Waterfront Leisure Centre car park. brownandmason.com/projects/demolition-of-coolkeeragh-power-station/ Demolition of the main power station building (boiler and generator building);. Demolition, processing and removal of three chimney stacks;. Decontamination ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 hrs (2014-04-29 09:07:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- www.woodlanebicc.co.uk/docs/chapter two.pdf The main power station building was divided, as today, into four main sections at ground level. Southernmost were the coal chutes and mechanical stokers, ... www.scotlandsplaces.gov.uk/record/rcahms/93041/stonebyres..... View from SSW of main power station building, showing outlets from the turbine hall; 93041 (14/6/2002) View from SSW of main power station building, showing ... |
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