Cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out.

Japanese translation: 容器の加熱を防止するため、完全消火後もしばらくの間、十分な量の水をかける(絶やさない)

16:18 Jul 3, 2007
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / machine
English term or phrase: Cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out.
I have two questions.
1. What is "flooding quantities of water". 放水? Does this phrase imply the amount of water such as "large" or "Small"?

2. I don't understand the structure of "until well after fire is out". Does this mean "fire is completely extinguished"?

Thank you,
Hikonishi (X)
United States
Local time: 21:30
Japanese translation:容器の加熱を防止するため、完全消火後もしばらくの間、十分な量の水をかける(絶やさない)
Explanation:
Cool containersは直訳では「容器を冷却」ですが、
大量の水を「かける」、あるいは「容器からむやみに放出しない」ことによって
Cool containersする、すなわち「容器の加熱を防止する」ということではないでしょうか。

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Mika Jarmusz
Local time: 19:30
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3容器の加熱を防止するため、完全消火後もしばらくの間、十分な量の水をかける(絶やさない)
Mika Jarmusz
2(再燃を防ぐため)鎮火後も容器全体を十分な量の水で冷却する
cinefil


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cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out.
容器の加熱を防止するため、完全消火後もしばらくの間、十分な量の水をかける(絶やさない)


Explanation:
Cool containersは直訳では「容器を冷却」ですが、
大量の水を「かける」、あるいは「容器からむやみに放出しない」ことによって
Cool containersする、すなわち「容器の加熱を防止する」ということではないでしょうか。



Mika Jarmusz
Local time: 19:30
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 7

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agree  Nobuo Kameyama: Yes, I totally agree with paul_b and I think Mika's translation is excellent.
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agree  KathyT
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agree  snowiee (X)
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
cool containers with flooding quantities of water until well after fire is out.
(再燃を防ぐため)鎮火後も容器全体を十分な量の水で冷却する


Explanation:
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cinefil
Japan
Local time: 11:30
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