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Llave de paso

English translation: stopcock

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Spanish term or phrase:Llave de paso
English translation:stopcock
Entered by: Alexandra Potts

10:20 May 23, 2002
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: Llave de paso
It refers to a water cooling unit diagram.
A. Deb
Spain
Local time: 07:36
stopcock
Explanation:
(UK English)
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Alexandra Potts
Italy
Grading comment
Thanks everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1shut-off valve
Gilbert Ashley
4plug cock
Marcus Malabad
4stopcock
Alexandra Potts
2 +1shut-off cock
Ana Hermida


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shut-off cock


Explanation:
I hope it's useful to you.


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Ana Hermida
Spain
Local time: 07:36
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in GalicianGalician

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yolanda González
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
plug cock


Explanation:
there are several options:
switch cock (plumbing)
plug cock (pipes)

or even:
faucet (laboratory utensils)

I suggest plug cock since your water cooling unit would obviously have hoses and pipes. A plug cock acts as a valve, allowing/disallowing passage of liquid.





    www.cfia-acia.agr.ca/english/anima/fispoi/ manman/fimmii/Chap5su2e.shtml
    Reference: http://www.fda.gov/opacom/morechoices/fdaforms/FDA3511A.DOC
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in pair: 458
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shut-off valve


Explanation:
In US English valve would be the correct word instead of cock. In Mexico llave de paso refers to an 'inline shutoff valve'.

Gilbert Ashley
PRO pts in pair: 184

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Henry Hinds: All magnificent.
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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
stopcock


Explanation:
(UK English)

Alexandra Potts
Italy
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 111
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