presse-étoupe

English translation: valve gland

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French term or phrase:presse-étoupe
English translation:valve gland
Entered by: EmmaS

04:28 Feb 14, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
French term or phrase: presse-étoupe
Je crois que c'est: presse-étoupe pour une pompe
EmmaS
Local time: 22:49
stuffing box
Explanation:
eurodicautom
le + souvent utilise
aussi stuffing gland, valve gland
a+
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Albert Golub
Local time: 23:49
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nastuffing box
Albert Golub
nastuffing box, packing box, gland, stuffing gland
Yolanda Broad


  

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stuffing box


Explanation:
eurodicautom
le + souvent utilise
aussi stuffing gland, valve gland
a+

Albert Golub
Local time: 23:49
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 359

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Yolanda Broad
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2 hrs
stuffing box, packing box, gland, stuffing gland


Explanation:
In the case of a pump, unless specifically part of equipment related to Oil and Natural Gas Extraction, it should be "stuffing/packing box" or "(stuffing) gland" The "valve gland" only applies to the Oil and Natural Gas Extraction-related "presse-étoupe"

English:Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
Petroleum Technology - Equipment
annulus seal s
valve gland s
1998-02-27

English:Taps and Plumbing Accessories
Centrifugal Pumps
stuffing box s CORRECT
packing box s
gland s
stuffing gland
DEF - A packed, pressure-tight joint for a rod that moves through a hole, to reduce or eliminate fluid leakage. s
1998-06-09


    Reference: http://www.termium.com
Yolanda Broad
United States
Local time: 18:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1551
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