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French: "mazout ecoule"

English translation: leaking fuel oil



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French term or phrase:"mazout ecoule"
English translation:leaking fuel oil
Entered by:Ken Fagan
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / damages covered by an insurance policy
French term or phrase: "mazout ecoule"
sorry, no context
Ken Fagan
France
Clarification request(s) and response
B D Finch: 10:35pm Jan 19, 2008: Presume there is an acute accent on the last "e"? [Right ALT + e] will give you é.
David Goward: 4:38am Jan 21, 2008: Presume there is an acute accent on both e's?

leaking fuel oil
Explanation:
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Miguel Cabelo
Spain
Note from asker to answerer
thank you, Miguel
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1"fuel spillage"
Chris Hall
4leaked fuel oil
Sharon Benmussa
1 +1leaking fuel oilMiguel Cabelo


  

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
leaking fuel oil

Explanation:
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Miguel Cabelo
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
thank you, Miguel

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree B D Finch
1 hr

neutral Sharon Benmussa: i wouldn't translate to the present (it would be s'écoule)
1 day12 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
"fuel spillage"

Explanation:
Without any more context, best I can do.

Chris Hall
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree David Goward
1 day4 hrs
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1 day13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
leaked fuel oil

Explanation:
careful too - what type of mazout is it about? Domestic, or other...

Sharon Benmussa
Israel
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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