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scald hazard, high temperature water

Spanish translation: riesgo de quemaduras, agua muy caliente

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English term or phrase:scald hazard, high temperature water
Spanish translation:riesgo de quemaduras, agua muy caliente
Entered by: Fernando Muela Sopeña

13:52 Dec 5, 2001
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering / Plumbing
English term or phrase: scald hazard, high temperature water
Used on some kind of warning sign.
John McCormick
riesgo de quemaduras, agua muy caliente
Explanation:
En España se emplea quemaduras. Incluso, aunque no es literal, lo traduciría por "riesgo de quemaduras, agua hirviendo". Pero esto es una opción personal.
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 11:17
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2peligro [riesgo] de escaldar [o, quemadura]--agua de alta temperatura
Terry Burgess
4 +3riesgo de quemaduras, agua muy caliente
Fernando Muela Sopeña
5peligro de escaldado agua muy caliente
Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
4 +1riesgo de escaldadura, agua caliente
Robert INGLEDEW
5Peligro de quemaduras, agua a temperatura elevada
Lucia CDEL
2Cuidado te quemas con el agua caliente
osierra


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
peligro [riesgo] de escaldar [o, quemadura]--agua de alta temperatura


Explanation:
This is how I'd translate.
Hope this helps:-)
terry


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Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 3315

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mónica alfonso: pero 'de quemaduras' no te gusta más?
2 mins
  -> Thx Mónica:-)))...pero no me gustan las quemaduras:-)))
agree  Claudia Iglesias: Yo diría "riesgo de quemaduras, agua A (muy) alta temperatura.
3 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
peligro de escaldado agua muy caliente


Explanation:
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Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
Ecuador
Local time: 04:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2690
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
riesgo de escaldadura, agua caliente


Explanation:
or (in everyday language) riesgo de quemaduras, agua caliente.

Robert INGLEDEW
Argentina
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 2664

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Patricia Lutteral: si, pero diría "agua muy caliente" :-)
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
riesgo de quemaduras, agua muy caliente


Explanation:
En España se emplea quemaduras. Incluso, aunque no es literal, lo traduciría por "riesgo de quemaduras, agua hirviendo". Pero esto es una opción personal.

Fernando Muela Sopeña
Spain
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 922
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  mgonzalez (X)
1 hr
  -> Gracias
agree  Patricia Lutteral
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Patricia
agree  Nora Escoms
4 hrs
  -> Gracias, Nuria
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Peligro de quemaduras, agua a temperatura elevada


Explanation:
you might also say "a elevada temperatura" or "temperatura del agua muy alta", but I think elevada is more used for signs. Hope it's useful. Ciao Lucia

Lucia CDEL
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in SpanishSpanish
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Cuidado te quemas con el agua caliente


Explanation:
Just to be more direct.

osierra
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