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09:24 Feb 9, 2012

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English to French translations [PRO]
Environment & Ecology /

English term or phrase: sanity waste

Desolée, il n'y a pas de contexte.. que de lignes sur excel

Maria Alice KudoZ activity Questions: 123 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 69 Brazil
Local time: 06:58

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

eaux usées

Lyse Kapche

3 +1

déchets sanitaires

Johanne Bouthillier

eaux noires / eaux-vannes

Tony M

eaux ménagères

Colin Rowe

Discussion entries: 8

Answers

6 mins confidence:

sanitary waste eaux ménagères

Explanation:
p.ex.
"eaux grises" et "eaux noires"

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eaux_usées

Colin Rowe
Germany
Local time: 11:58
Native speaker of:

English

54 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

eaux usées

Explanation:
s'il y a erreur d'orthographe dans le texte et que le terme entendu est "sanitary waste", alors il s'agit de "déchets sanitaires": ensemble de déchets qui incluent serviettes hygiéniques, tampons, préservatifs,serviettes pour incontinent, etc.

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Note added at 55 mins (2012-02-09 10:20:38 GMT)
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Désolée pour le terme "eaux usées" en gras au début de ma réponse. Ma proposition est en fait "déchets sanitaires".

Example sentence(s):

"You must handle and dispose of any sanitary waste you produce safely"

Reference: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/netregs/businesses/6268...

Lyse Kapche
Local time: 10:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French

5 hrs confidence:

sanitary waste eaux noires / eaux-vannes

Explanation:
I feel certain it has to be a typo for 'sanitary' — perhaps an original minor slip was mis-corrected by a spell-checker?

If it is 'sanitary', then this usually implies specifically toilet waste or sewerage, as distinct from the less poluted 'eaux grises' (kitchen / bathroom waste)

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Note added at 5 heures (2012-02-09 15:21:59 GMT)
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We need more context; even if it doesn't appear in any surrounding text, what is your overall document about? You've mentioned 'environment / ecology' as the field, can you give us any more clues from the rest of your text?

In particular, is it anything to do with water treatment, as some of us have supposed; or more likely to be to do with solid waste, as Kalyma has understood it?

Tony M
France
Local time: 11:58
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

sanitary waste déchets sanitaires

Explanation:
forcément

Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 05:58
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

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