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Spanish: cisterna

English translation: water tank



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Spanish term or phrase:cisterna
English translation:water tank
Entered by:Timothy Barton
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Furniture / Household Appliances / Bathroom
Spanish term or phrase: cisterna
Revisamos griferías, cisternas y duchas después de su utilización.

Not sure what the best term is here. I'm thinking of "water tanks", I'm really not sure though. I know "cistern" exists, but it seems much more common in Romance languages than in English. In case it makes any difference, the context is that it's one of the Environmental policies of a hotel.
Timothy Barton
Spain
water tank
Explanation:
is definitely the right answer in this case. Congratulations.

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HomeTips Toilets - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]... (Some toilets do not have the float ball and work through water pressure.) As the water fills the tank, the ball floats back up, and when the water reaches the ...
www.hometips.com/content/toilets_intro.html
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SwissTell
United States
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Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4water tank
SwissTell
5 +2toilet cisterns
Eileen Brophy
5 +1Water tank
senin
4water storage tankSearlait
4flushing cisterns
Mário Seita


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
flushing cisterns

Explanation:
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Mário Seita
Ireland
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
water tank

Explanation:
is definitely the right answer in this case. Congratulations.

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-09-30 22:52:39 GMT)
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HomeTips Toilets - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]... (Some toilets do not have the float ball and work through water pressure.) As the water fills the tank, the ball floats back up, and when the water reaches the ...
www.hometips.com/content/toilets_intro.html


SwissTell
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree xzw
4 mins
  -> gracias, Xenia, y saludos a Panamá

agree Daniel Burns
1 hr
  -> thanks, Daniel

agree LisaR: Or simply "tank"... the cistern is actually a reservoir. see http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=cis...
3 hrs
  -> thanks, LisaR.

agree Ines Garcia Botana
4 hrs
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
water storage tank

Explanation:
I think this is the term used commonly for tanks in the bathroom.

Searlait
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Water tank

Explanation:
If you don't want to use cistern then I think water tank is your only other option.

senin
Ireland
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Kim Metzger: Or toilet tank http://www.toiletology.com/anatomy.shtml
57 mins
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
toilet cisterns

Explanation:
cisterna is cistern in English too and is often used with relation to bathrooms

Eileen Brophy
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Mijo Schyllert: in this case i think it's good to specify that it is the cistern for the toilet and no other water tank
3 hrs

agree Cindy Chadd: if your context is bathrooms in a hotel, then this is what it probably is.
6 hrs
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