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être limité

English translation: to be controlled

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French term or phrase:être limité
English translation:to be controlled
Entered by: LM Loh

18:32 Jul 3, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Science - Environment & Ecology / Waste treatment
French term or phrase: être limité
Context:

Waste management in a petrochemical plant -

"les rejets sont inventoriés pour être limités selon des procédés adaptés"

Can't quite figure out the part "pour être limités". What does "limiter" mean in this context? Thanks for your help.
LM Loh
France
Local time: 04:04
to be controlled/curbed
Explanation:
Once the waste has been identified, it can be kept within definite, acceptable limits.
Selected response from:

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 04:04
Grading comment
I think "to be controlled" fits the bill better. Thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions and explanations.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3to be controlled/curbed
Euqinimod (X)
3 +1to be minimized
Odette Grille (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be minimized


Explanation:
They sort out and treat I suppose all that can be so as to limit what will be thrown out or back in the environment, in case of sewage water for example

Odette Grille (X)
Canada
Local time: 22:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LesBrets
12 mins
  -> Merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to be controlled/curbed


Explanation:
Once the waste has been identified, it can be kept within definite, acceptable limits.

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 04:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
I think "to be controlled" fits the bill better. Thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions and explanations.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bourth (X): Yep; you can only reduce your beer intake if you know to start with how much of the stuff you drink a week. Unless you do something really drastic & confine yourself to just 10 litres as a pot-luck figure.
19 mins
agree  jean-jacques alexandre: must be real hot & balmy where you are, Bourth, unlike here !!
2 hrs
agree  Assimina Vavoula
10 hrs
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