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water refinery

French translation: station d'épuration

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English term or phrase:water refinery
French translation:station d'épuration
Entered by: Laure Delpech

05:20 Oct 23, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
English term or phrase: water refinery
The Port is fully self-sufficient, with its own administration offices, mechanical and marine workshops, electrical, telephone and marine communications networks and water refinery.
Laure Delpech
France
Local time: 04:32
station d'épuration
Explanation:
C'est ce qu'utilisent le plus couramment les usines françaises en sortie de leurs installations, mais la référence ci-dessous devrait vous aider à faire un choix de terme
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Didier Fourcot
Local time: 04:32
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Merci
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Summary of answers provided
5usine de purification d'eau
mckinnc
4 +1station d'épuration
Didier Fourcot
4usine de purification d'eau (cont'd)
mckinnc


  

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usine de purification d'eau


Explanation:
HTH

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usine de purification d'eau (cont'd)


Explanation:
Refinery is used mainly for oil and sugar I believe. I think this is referring to what we'd call a water purification plant in English.

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station d'épuration


Explanation:
C'est ce qu'utilisent le plus couramment les usines françaises en sortie de leurs installations, mais la référence ci-dessous devrait vous aider à faire un choix de terme



    Reference: http://www.cum.qc.ca/cum-fr/station/faqstaf.htm
    Reference: http://www.inapg.inra.fr/etudiants/site/contenu/article/ache...
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 04:32
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