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Italian: acqua monouso

English translation: single-use water







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Italian term or phrase:acqua monouso
English translation:single-use water
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Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / safety regulations
Italian term or phrase: acqua monouso
Autorizzazione allo scarico di acqua trattata, monouso e acque civili.

I know monouso means single use or disposable but is there a specific term in English for aqua monouso?

TIA
DVGreen
France
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Mimoza Velo: 1:35pm Jun 11, 2007: Hi, DVgreen,
I see you have already made your selection, but I am curious to know: What is single-use/ one-time use water? How can water be used more than once. Can you enlighten me, please? Thanks.

disposable treated water;one use only treated water
Explanation:
L'acqua monouso non esiste. Non hai considerato la virgola.
L'acqua trattata per monouso, si, può essere adibita ad un solo uso, che so, per processo, raffreddamento, irrigazione, e poi buttata a fogna senza altri utilizzi. Chiaro?
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Giovanni Pizzati
Italy
Note from asker to answerer
grazie mille. Già..la virgola!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1disposable treated water;one use only treated water
Giovanni Pizzati
3table water
Mimoza Velo


  


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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
disposable treated water;one use only treated water

Explanation:
L'acqua monouso non esiste. Non hai considerato la virgola.
L'acqua trattata per monouso, si, può essere adibita ad un solo uso, che so, per processo, raffreddamento, irrigazione, e poi buttata a fogna senza altri utilizzi. Chiaro?

Giovanni Pizzati
Italy
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Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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Note from asker to answerer
grazie mille. Già..la virgola!

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agree rfmoon: yup.. single-use water- one time use ..ciao Gio!
2 days23 hrs
  -> Grazie, bella Rosy!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
table water

Explanation:
I don't think the term "disposable" could be used to describe water in English. What it may refer to is "table water" as it is called: the cheapest kind of water that you will find in restaurants, coffee shops, and especially fast food places, (unless you order it, and then the water brought to you would be bottled, distilled, mineral, etc.)

Mimoza Velo
United States
Native speaker of: Native in AlbanianAlbanian
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