Centrales thermiques à flamme

English translation: fossil-fueled/conventional thermal power plants/stations

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French term or phrase:Centrales thermiques à flamme
English translation:fossil-fueled/conventional thermal power plants/stations
Entered by: Andrea McGibney

10:16 Jan 10, 2015
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation
French term or phrase: Centrales thermiques à flamme
Elle permet de fabriquer de l'électricité dans les centrales thermiques à flamme appelées aussi centrales à flamme ou centrales thermiques classiques, grâce à la chaleur dégagée par la combustion de ces éléments.
Andrea McGibney
France
Local time: 23:18
fossil-fueled/conventional thermal power plants/stations
Explanation:
all three of your questions are about the same thing

conventional/fossil-fired thermal power stations


Explanation:
"conventional" as opposed to nuclear-powered ones I suppose

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http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?source=auto&qu...

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http://energie.edf.com/thermique/comment-ca-marche-y-47961.h...

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrale_thermique
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_power_station

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"centrales à flamme OU = centrales thermiques classiques"

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Glad to have helped.
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 22:18
Grading comment
Very helpful thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4Omit it
B D Finch
4fossil-fueled/conventional thermal power plants/stations
Yvonne Gallagher
Summary of reference entries provided
Easily found on the www
writeaway

  

Answers


8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Omit it


Explanation:
See my explanation in my answer to your other question. Your translation has to work in English, not reproduce French synonymes that are irrelevant in English.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 23:18
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 44
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fossil-fueled/conventional thermal power plants/stations


Explanation:
all three of your questions are about the same thing

conventional/fossil-fired thermal power stations


Explanation:
"conventional" as opposed to nuclear-powered ones I suppose

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Note added at 18 mins (2015-01-10 10:37:53 GMT)
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http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/search?source=auto&qu...

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Note added at 1 hr (2015-01-10 11:23:57 GMT)
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http://energie.edf.com/thermique/comment-ca-marche-y-47961.h...

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrale_thermique
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_power_station

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Note added at 5 hrs (2015-01-10 15:45:42 GMT)
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"centrales à flamme OU = centrales thermiques classiques"

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Note added at 9 days (2015-01-19 10:51:07 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped.

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 22:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Very helpful thanks!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help.

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: no classiques here. only here http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/energy_power_gen...
2 hrs
  -> "centrales à flamme OU centrales thermiques classiques" Classique=conventional=fossil-fuel...
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Reference comments


42 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Easily found on the www

Reference information:
one example:

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centrale_thermique
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_power_station

writeaway
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  mchd
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