Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
circuito de extincion automatica
English translation:
fire sprinkler system
Added to glossary by
Julie Thompson
May 11, 2016 23:18
8 yrs ago
Spanish term
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circuito de extincion automatica
Spanish to English
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Electronics / Elect Eng
Spanish voice communication equipment document
This phrase is from the section on requirements for wiring ducts. The immediate context is:
Las canalizaciones de cableado guardarán las distancias prescritas por las normas con el resto de canalizaciones, particularmente cuando se trate de tuberías de agua y CIRCUITOS DE EXTINCION AUTOMATICA.
My instinct says "automatic water sprinkler circuits". But, I've also seen the literal translation in some contexts: "automatic extinction circuits".
As always, a thousand thanks!
Las canalizaciones de cableado guardarán las distancias prescritas por las normas con el resto de canalizaciones, particularmente cuando se trate de tuberías de agua y CIRCUITOS DE EXTINCION AUTOMATICA.
My instinct says "automatic water sprinkler circuits". But, I've also seen the literal translation in some contexts: "automatic extinction circuits".
As always, a thousand thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | fire sprinkler system |
Maria Eugenia Perez
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| 4 | fire suppression system |
Neil Ashby
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Proposed translations
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Maria Eugenia Perez
United States
United States
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
United States
18 years in Engineering
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Venezuelan, Mexican, Colombian, Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish
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4
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fire sprinkler system
Normally, they are referred to as "sprinkler systems" and not so much as "sprinkler circuits". Hope it helps.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Maria! |
| Yes, "systems" instead of "circuits". I should have caught that myself... |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, "sprinklers" works here."
7 hrs
Neil Ashby
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
DrNeil TechTrans, Precision & Clarity
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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64
fire suppression system
This is a more up-to-date term.
In the USA Fire Suppression systems are governed by the codes under the NFPA. Fire Suppression Systems are commonly used on heavy power equipment. Suppression systems use a combination of dry chemicals and/or wet agents to suppress equipment fires.
Fire suppression system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_suppression_system
For example, "sprinklers" cannot always be used due to electrical risks or risk of damaging building contents (e.g., racks in a server room).
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Note added at 4 days (2016-05-16 16:53:00 GMT) Post-grading
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Fire suppression system is all inclusive - it covers and encompasses "fire sprinkler system"
Fire suppression system
Types
Fire sprinkler systems (wet, dry, pre-action and deluge)
Gaseous agents
Wet and dry chemical agents
Water
In the USA Fire Suppression systems are governed by the codes under the NFPA. Fire Suppression Systems are commonly used on heavy power equipment. Suppression systems use a combination of dry chemicals and/or wet agents to suppress equipment fires.
Fire suppression system - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_suppression_system
For example, "sprinklers" cannot always be used due to electrical risks or risk of damaging building contents (e.g., racks in a server room).
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Note added at 4 days (2016-05-16 16:53:00 GMT) Post-grading
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Fire suppression system is all inclusive - it covers and encompasses "fire sprinkler system"
Fire suppression system
Types
Fire sprinkler systems (wet, dry, pre-action and deluge)
Gaseous agents
Wet and dry chemical agents
Water
Note from asker:
| I'd have to agree with Maria Eugenia Perez' comment on your entry. Although, I think that it would be good for the KudoZ open glossary... |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Maria Eugenia Perez
: Indeed, your term is also correct, although in this case "sprinklers" are precisely what the paragraph is referring to,being the electrical risk the very reason to keep critical distances with the electrical conduits (it also mentions water pipelines)
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The paragraph just refers to waterpipes in general and pipes for the "fire suppression system", I don't think we can assume there are sprinklers on the end of them (it doesn't mention any).
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