Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Aparato cortafuegos
English translation:
firewall
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David Hasting
Mar 4, 2008 11:20
16 yrs ago
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Aparato cortafuegos
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
LPG storage and distribution regulations
Context: "No deberá permitirse la entrada al interior del recinto de los centros de almacenamiento de envases de GLP de vehículos con motor que no vayan provistos de aparato cortafuegos adaptado al tubo de escape".
The purpose of the device in question is obvious, but I'm not sure how to translate it. Fireproof device? Firestopper?
The purpose of the device in question is obvious, but I'm not sure how to translate it. Fireproof device? Firestopper?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | firewall |
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| 5 | spark or flame arrester |
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firewall
As in the better known (nowadays) computing context.
"A full metal firewall must be fitted to entirely enclose the battery and petrol tank (including filler) in the rear central
area of the car" http://www.666racing.co.uk/Specs.htm
"A full metal firewall must be fitted to entirely enclose the battery and petrol tank (including filler) in the rear central
area of the car" http://www.666racing.co.uk/Specs.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "That was obviously my first thought, but I'd failed to find it in anything other than a computing context, so I was wary."
16 hrs
spark or flame arrester
It is a screen that goes over the end of the exhaust pipe.
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