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13:29 Aug 18, 2009
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English to French translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / Polyester Field
English term or phrase:pen stock
Pen Stock having more than 10 mole percent naphtalene dicarboxylic acid
I agree with you Tony, this is why I gave the definition of mole.
The subgect is about some thing chemical, but we can also asume that physical structure have a chemical composition
In any case I support your last oppinion.
Dear all,
I agree with Tony M. Indeed, it is the title of an Annex to an assignment Agreement. "Conduite forcée" can't be used since it does not fit within the context. The only text I have in the Annex relates to chemical materials.
I am going to check if there is an abbreviation corresponding to PEN.
Thanks a lot to both for your help!
Céline.
...but it seems highly unlikely, even from the little context we do have. A penstock is a physical structure (as is your suggested translation), so it would be rather odd to talk about it's "having more than 10 mole% NDCA" (which sounds more like it is referring to some kind of chemical).
My guess would be that 'stock' in some way refers to a chemical stock (cf. for example 'stock solution'), and I did even wonder if it mightn't have been P.E.N. as an abbreviation for something...
Whatever, it's almost certainly very important to distinguish betwen 'pen stock' and 'penstock'.
No-one doubts that one of the meanings of 'penstock' can indeed be translated as 'conduite forcée' in FR; my qualm, however, is that this is a highly specialized meaning in certain very specific contexts, and I can't immediately see any direct connection with Asker's context. It would help, however, to know a lot more about this context, in order to know just how 'pen stock' (sic) is being used.
I suspect that there may be quite a bit more to this than meets the eye, and none of the references provided so far offer, at best, anything more than purely fortuitous collocations.
Pourriez-vous vérifier le contexte colle bien avec le contenu du document que je vais poster en dernier: en fait, la matière plastique est évoquée ainsi que les conduites forcées
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conduite forcée
Explanation: suggestion
penstock
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the least one (refs)
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1. The amount of a substance that contains as many atoms, molecules, ions, or other elementary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon 12. The number is 6.0225 × 1023, or Avogadro's number. Also called gram molecule.
2. The mass in grams of this amount of a substance, numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance. Also called gram-molecular weight. See Table at http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mole
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that is the definition of "Mole"
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Le
contenu en PCB pouvait aller jusqu’à 10%. L’élimination des
couches anti-corrosion appliquées sur les ponts, les pylônes,
les conteneurs, les conduites forcées et autres constructions
métalliques entraîne une pollution massive des sols et des
eaux, si elle est effectuée à l’air libre et sans protection. www.bafu.admin.ch/dokumentation/.../index.html?...s...
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Mole:
1. The amount of a substance that contains as many atoms, molecules, ions, or other elementary units as the number of atoms in 0.012 kilogram of carbon 12. The number is 6.0225 × 1023, or Avogadro's number. Also called gram molecule.
2. The mass in grams of this amount of a substance, numerically equal to the molecular weight of the substance. Also called gram-molecular weight. See Table at http://www.thefreedictionary.com/mole
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L’assainissement demande des précautions particulières pour éviter de disperser des substances
problématiques dans l’environnement. Sans ces enveloppes plastiques, les sols et les eaux seraient
pollués par des métaux lourds et des PCB.
Le
contenu en PCB pouvait aller jusqu’à 10%. L’élimination des
couches anti-corrosion appliquées sur les ponts, les pylônes,
les conteneurs, les conduites forcées et autres constructions
métalliques entraîne une pollution massive des sols et des
eaux, si elle est effectuée à l’air libre et sans protection.
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peer agreement (net): -1
