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Spanish: Acometida de agua

English translation: (water) main (UK) supply (USA) connection



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Spanish term or phrase:Acometida de agua
English translation:(water) main (UK) supply (USA) connection
Entered by:neilmac
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / Edificación
Spanish term or phrase: Acometida de agua
Punto /tubería) de conexión de la red de fontanería de un edificio con la red general de agua.

Muchas gracias
Albert Giralt
Spain
(water) main connection
Explanation:
In UK we usually just say the "main", but it refers to the connection point with the main system.
Routledge: main n
CONST tubería principal f
WATER canalización principal f

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neilmac
Spain
Note from asker to answerer
muchas gracias a todos
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2(water) main connectionneilmac
4water connection
SwissTell
4water fitting
Michael Powers (PhD)


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
water fitting

Explanation:
Mike :)

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Routledge. Spanish Technical Dicitonary.

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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 131

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Kim Metzger: I don't find your references of much use, Michael. Why prove that "water fitting" exists in the English language?
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Kim, for your comments. The reason I used this translation is because "water fitting" is the translation found in Beigbeder Atienza, Diccionario politécnico. Díaz de Santos. Perhaps the internet sources are irrelevant, though.
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
water connection

Explanation:
British English: water connexion

SwissTell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral Kim Metzger: Water supply connection rather than "water connection" for the US. "Connexion" is rare in modern British English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_differences
2 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(water) main connection

Explanation:
In UK we usually just say the "main", but it refers to the connection point with the main system.
Routledge: main n
CONST tubería principal f
WATER canalización principal f

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Note added at 10 mins (2006-08-26 16:30:02 GMT)
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www.acmehowto.com/howto/homemaintenance/plumbing/general/wa...

neilmac
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 49
Note from asker to answerer
muchas gracias a todos

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree bigedsenior
24 mins
  -> Cheers, Big Ed, you the man :)

agree Kim Metzger: In the US we tend to use "water supply connection."
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Kim ;)
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