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réseau de captage d'eau de mer

English translation: seawater supply system


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French term or phrase:réseau de captage d\'eau de mer
English translation:seawater supply system
Entered by: Eliane Pollet
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10:47 Oct 1, 2011
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / thalasso
French term or phrase: réseau de captage d'eau de mer
Bonjour,

Comment traduiriez-vous en anglais cette phrase :

"Le terrain dispose du réseau de captage d’eau de mer."

Merci

Cordialement
Eliane Pollet
Local time: 23:37
seawater supply system
Explanation:
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kashew
France
Local time: 23:37
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2seawater supply system
kashew
4 +1Seawater collection system
Sarita Jannin
4 +1seawater abstraction system/network/infrastructurexxxBourth
4seawater catchment systemcc in nyc
3sea water collection (or exploitation) networkEllen Kraus


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sea water collection (or exploitation) network


Explanation:
I´d think.

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www2.schneider-electric.com/.../water/santander...Im Cache - Water Customer References · Browse our ... Wastewater collection network, treatment plant and pumping stations ensuring sea water quality for tourism

Ellen Kraus
Local time: 23:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kevin SC: you're right, it does collect seawater; probably reverse osmosis.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
seawater supply system


Explanation:
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kashew
France
Local time: 23:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36
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Thank you for your help
Notes to answerer
Asker: I chose this translation. Best regards


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kevin SC: Yessir !
37 mins
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agree  Alistair Ian Spearing Ortiz
51 mins
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neutral  cc in nyc: "supply" goes a lot further than "captage"
2 days2 hrs
  -> thalasso = spa, was my assumption.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
seawater abstraction system/network/infrastructure


Explanation:
"Abstraction" is a fancy word for "removal of water" and is what engineering sorts might expect to see.

101-uses-for-a-nuclear-power-station.blogspot.com/.../heating-ocean...
15 Mar 2011 – Fresh water is used to cool the wastes. "Half the commercial catch for some regions" in the UK is destroyed by SEA WATER ABSTRACTION. ...

www.namwater.com.na/.../Appnd_C2_Ch6_AppC2_Marine_EIA_R...
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The conventional method of SEA WATER ABSTRACTION for RO plants is an open-water intake, where feed water is pumped in through different kinds of active or ...

www.itopf.com/information-services/publications/.../waterin...
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and characteristics of the oils reaching a SEA WATER ABSTRACTION intake. It is useful therefore to summarise in general terms the weathering processes which ...

www.namwater.com.na/.../NamWater_Final_EIR_Chp_6_Marine_ec....
The proposed Desalination Plant project consists of the following marine components: ▪ SEA WATER ABSTRACTION INFRASTRUCTURE connected to an inlet sump as part of ...

showme.co.za › Plettenberg Bay › News › Plettenberg Bay News
9 Nov 2010 – Work is proceeding on this basis. The Municipality has arranged a workshop to cover the SEA WATER ABSTRACTION problem and brine disposal. ...






xxxBourth
Local time: 23:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 221
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your explanations. Kind regards


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kevin SC: like this too.
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1 day3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
réseau de captage d\'eau de mer
Seawater collection system


Explanation:


Sarita Jannin
Local time: 23:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  blavatsky: If they are making/ collecting salt ... then I would chose this option
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
seawater catchment system


Explanation:
Another choice.

Also noteworthy is the dual seawater catchment system, which guarantees ongoing catchment.
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/73219208/CORPORATE-RESPONSIBILIT...

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Note added at 2 days2 hrs (2011-10-03 13:32:22 GMT)
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Also based on:

zone de captage nf. catchment area
http://dictionary.reverso.net/french-english/zone de captage

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Note added at 2 days3 hrs (2011-10-03 13:50:32 GMT)
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And here's a nice reference for "réseau de captage d'eau de mer" – btw the only one that I found on the Internet:

Pour satisfaire l'originalité du projet, il fallait obtenir une autorisation d'utilisation du domaine public maritime, afin d'implanter le réseau de captage d'eau de mer et une station de pompage à partir d'un puits dans la baie du Trez-Hir.
http://books.google.com/books?id=_GupQkGdsd8C&pg=PA144&lpg=P...'eau+de+mer%22&source=bl&ots=zdJhtNdkkN&sig=PtJCax6qlsY3pYQkgUBLC7-wuaU&hl=en&ei=PLyJTo6xN6fo0QGZmoDfDw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=4&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=%22réseau%20de%20captage%20d'eau%20de%20mer%22&f=false

cc in nyc
Local time: 17:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
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