Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

Acometida de agua

English translation:

(water) main (UK) supply (USA) connection

Added to glossary by neilmac
Aug 26, 2006 16:19
17 yrs ago
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Spanish term

Acometida de agua

Spanish to English Tech/Engineering Architecture Edificación
Punto /tubería) de conexión de la red de fontanería de un edificio con la red general de agua.

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(water) main connection

In UK we usually just say the "main", but it refers to the connection point with the main system.
Routledge: main n
CONST tubería principal f
WATER canalización principal f

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Peer comment(s):

agree bigedsenior
24 mins
Cheers, Big Ed, you the man :)
agree Kim Metzger : In the US we tend to use "water supply connection."
2 hrs
Thanks Kim ;)
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water fitting

Mike :)

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Routledge. Spanish Technical Dicitonary.

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Peer comment(s):

neutral Kim Metzger : I don't find your references of much use, Michael. Why prove that "water fitting" exists in the English language?
2 hrs
Thank you, Kim, for your comments. The reason I used this translation is because "water fitting" is the translation found in Beigbeder Atienza, Diccionario politécnico. Díaz de Santos. Perhaps the internet sources are irrelevant, though.
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water connection

British English: water connexion
Peer comment(s):

neutral Kim Metzger : Water supply connection rather than "water connection" for the US. "Connexion" is rare in modern British English. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spelling_differences
2 hrs
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