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brake off

English translation: break off (typo)

20:16 Mar 23, 2014
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci
English term or phrase: brake off
This procedure aids to authorised personnel involved in the maintenance of make-up and brake off of flanges on the installation.

brake off: removal?

typo? (break off?
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 03:20
Selected answer:break off (typo)
Explanation:
Yes, it's a typo as you suggest; the whole sentence is a bit suspect, in fact. "This procedure aids to..." is not English!
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JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 03:20
Grading comment
Thanks
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5 +3break off (typo)
JaneD
2apply the brake
Barbara L Pavlik


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
break off (typo)


Explanation:
Yes, it's a typo as you suggest; the whole sentence is a bit suspect, in fact. "This procedure aids to..." is not English!

JaneD
Sweden
Local time: 03:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> Thanks Jack
agree  Richard Sanders: Agree on both counts.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Richard
agree  Peter Simon: I'm also wondering about the meaning of a possible "maintenance of make-up and break off of" (flanges seem to be almost the only correct word?) Could someone enlighten me about this? (but it's not really important) Bad E for sure all through.
15 hrs
  -> Thanks Peter - yes, I'm wondering too, but I guess it depends exactly what item we are talking about!
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
apply the brake


Explanation:
Could be, as others have suggested, a typo, OR, if this involves a discussion of the drill string, perhaps it is talking about this:

http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/en/Terms/b/brake.aspx

Barbara L Pavlik
United States
Local time: 21:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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