Strömungsgeräusche
English translation: flow noises
| 13:16 Jun 15, 2000 |
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|  Selected response from: Hans-Jakob Wilhelm United States Local time: 19:26 | |||
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12 mins
burbling Explanation: I don't believe there is actually a "technical" term for this noise, but a widespread one is definitely "burbling." HTH, Will |
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13 mins
flow noises Explanation: If you know the type of liquid involved, you might want to explain rather than translate literally by saying something like, "noises caused by the flow of the water through the pipes". Cheers, H-J |
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14 mins
burbling Explanation: I don't believe there is actually a "technical" term for this noise, but a widespread one is definitely "burbling." HTH, Will |
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3 hrs
flow noise Explanation: 1) - burbling reminds me of a babbling brook. Some how it just does not sound technical enough. - 2) - Although the German word is plural, I would use the English singular as a mass noun like "noise" as interference with a TV or Hi-Fi system. - I have to admit that although I got 800 Northern Light hits for "flow noise", at first glance, none of them seemed to be about floor heating. The almost 4000 hits for burbling covered everything from Tony Blair's way of speaking to, you guessed it, the babbling brook, but also no heating systems (at least not at first glance). |
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15 hrs
flow noise Explanation: The flow of water in pipes can cause noises that have nothing to do with a burbling sound. At high pressure, and with restrictions in the pipe, it can sound like whistling or shrieking. This is probably why the german text uses "Strömungsgeräusche" and not "gluckern". To make a burbling sound, you need air in the pipe. In a heating system there shouldn't be any air (sometimes there is, but then you have to let it out). |
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2 days 16 hrs
see details Explanation: 'flow noise(s) may be OK, but I find it awkward and somewhat unnatural in English. 'the sound of flowing water' would be better, and if your context allows it, something like '(if) you (can) hear water flowing (in the pipes) would be even more elegant (terms in parentheses to be included as appropriate). |
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