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Lead-through

Spanish translation: desagüe


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English term or phrase:Lead-through
Spanish translation:desagüe
Entered by: Mónica Algazi
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11:27 Dec 27, 2011
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances / Toilet installation
English term or phrase: Lead-through
Hola a todos:

Estoy traduciendo un manual de instrucciones de un inodoro ecológico y tengo dificultades para traducir "lead-through". Las distintas opciones que he visto hasta ahora (sobre todo "guía") no me acaban de convencer del todo. Agradezco vuestros comentarios y las posibles opciones que podáis aportar.

Os dejo la frase:

Depending on the installation location, accomplish the lead-through either as a sewer or as a pipe leading through the wall or the floor.

¡Gracias!
Irene Corchado Resmella
Spain
Local time: 08:36
desagüe
Explanation:
Según la ubicación del equipo, instrumente el desagüe por medio de un ... o de un ...
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Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 03:36
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1 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5Sifon/Desague/conexión del inodoro
VictoriaGC
3conducto (del inodoro)Helena Chavarria
3desagüe
Mónica Algazi
3codo/cuello [del inodoro]
Mercedes Marta Moreno


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lead-through
codo/cuello [del inodoro]


Explanation:
Una opción.

TRANSPORTES [COM]
EN
insulating lead through

ES
cuello aislante

http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do

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Note added at 39 mins (2011-12-27 12:06:45 GMT)
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OTRA POSIBILIDAD: "ENTRONQUE".

Mercedes Marta Moreno
Local time: 08:36
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 7
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lead-through
desagüe


Explanation:
Según la ubicación del equipo, instrumente el desagüe por medio de un ... o de un ...

Mónica Algazi
Uruguay
Local time: 03:36
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Mercedes Marta Moreno: Mónica, ¿esto no sería más bien "toilet drainage pipes" o "sewer pipes"?
41 mins
  -> Hmmm, no sé; ocurre que los caños, etc. aparecen en la segunda parte de la oración.
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
lead-through
Sifon/Desague/conexión del inodoro


Explanation:
Sifon se le llama a la cañería del inodoro, esto me los explicó una arquitecta. Si querés referirte estrictamente al caó que va del inodoro a la pared y en España no utilizan la plabra sifón podés elegir una opción como desague principal del inodoro o conexión. ¡Suerte!

VictoriaGC
Local time: 02:36
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Toni Romero: Sifón no es la cañería del inodoro. Sifón es el tubo acodado en forma de U donde se estanca el agua para impedir que los gases (causantes del mal olor) retornen al inodoro. La construcción de los inodoros ya incluye el sifón en su interior.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lead-through
conducto (del inodoro)


Explanation:
Esto es lo que yo he encontrado.

Helena Chavarria
Local time: 08:36
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