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diatom filter

Italian translation: filtro a diatomee

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English term or phrase:diatom filter
Italian translation:filtro a diatomee
Entered by: Alfredo Tutino

16:54 Mar 30, 2007
English to Italian translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing / depurazione acqua piscine
English term or phrase: diatom filter
leaning your pool's main filter (sand filter, diatom filter, cartridge filter, fabric bag filter...) requires a large quantity of water to be circulating, which is directly ejected to the drain (1 to 2 m3 of water during each clean).
Sabina Moscatelli
Italy
Local time: 06:22
filtro a diatomee
Explanation:
www.zodiac-poolcare.com/it/eau.html

www.trovaprezzi.it/prezzo_piscine-accessori_pompa_filtro.as...

La "terra di diatomee", o "diatomite", o "farina fossile", è composta da "scheletri" di diatomee (alghe siliceee unicellulari" fossilizzati
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Alfredo Tutino
Local time: 06:22
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3filtro a diatomee
Alfredo Tutino
4 +1filtro a farina fossile
Elda Martone
2 +2filtri a diatomea
Gloria Cabalisti


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
filtri a diatomea


Explanation:
www.edilio.it/news/edilionews. asp?cod=8245&tab=Notizie - 50k

Gloria Cabalisti
Italy
Local time: 06:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  silvia b (X)
0 min
  -> Grazie Silvia
agree  Manuela Iotti
3 mins
neutral  Alfredo Tutino: credo che "diatomea", al sigolare, non sia nome collettivo, e possa essere usato solo per indicare una singola alga unicellulare. v. http://www.demauroparavia.it/32555
14 mins
  -> Hai ragione.Nel campo dei filtri per piscina io l'avevo sentito usare così, ma avevo indic. un 2 come sicur.;) Inf. si dovrebbe parlare di Diatomite, ie dei depositi di gusci fossili(farina fossile o tripoli)usati nell'industria chimica. Grazie
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
filtro a diatomee


Explanation:
www.zodiac-poolcare.com/it/eau.html

www.trovaprezzi.it/prezzo_piscine-accessori_pompa_filtro.as...

La "terra di diatomee", o "diatomite", o "farina fossile", è composta da "scheletri" di diatomee (alghe siliceee unicellulari" fossilizzati

Alfredo Tutino
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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agree  silvia b (X)
4 mins
  -> grazie
agree  Valeria Faber
14 hrs
  -> grazie
agree  Gloria Cabalisti
15 hrs
  -> grazie
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
filtro a farina fossile


Explanation:
la farina fossile (diatomaceous earth - diatomite) è utilizzata per i filtri in vari settori, soprattutto nel settore enologico, ma probabilmente, lo apprendo solo ora, anche per la pulizia delle piscine.


    Reference: http://www.dellatoffola.it/prodotti/enologia/filtrazione/a-f...
Elda Martone
Italy
Local time: 06:22
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gloria Cabalisti
15 hrs
  -> grazie
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