Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

canalisations EP

English translation:

storm-water piping /rain water piping

Added to glossary by Giorgio Tenedios (X)
Dec 18, 2010 16:13
13 yrs ago
French term

canalisations EP

French to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering piping
Les canalisations EP seront constituées de tuyaux PVC CR8 Bipeau ou de tuyauteries béton série 135F, selon localisation

Proposed translations

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storm-water piping /rain water piping

storm-water piping /rain water piping

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Note added at 25 mins (2010-12-18 16:38:21 GMT)
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Canalisations d'eaux pluviales
Peer comment(s):

agree Simon Cole
50 mins
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agree Bourth (X) : Nice to see someone using "stormwater"! (my father was a stormwater engineer for much of his career).
1 hr
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agree Catharine Cellier-Smart
7 hrs
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agree Evans (X)
20 hrs
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agree ACOZ (X)
1 day 7 hrs
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agree Tony M
1 day 8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to everyone"
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41 mins

Epoxy Plastic piping

EP stands for Epoxy Plastic which is a plastic based on epoxy resins.
Peer comment(s):

disagree Simon Cole : its for rainwater (euax pluviales). Here the pipe is specified as being PVC not epoxy
15 mins
disagree Catharine Cellier-Smart : agree with Simon
7 hrs
disagree Tony M : Couldn't be: even in the question text, it says they may be made from concrete!
1 day 7 hrs
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+1
1 hr

storm (water) sewers

:-)
Peer comment(s):

agree cc in nyc : My choice would be "storm sewers"
1 hr
neutral Catharine Cellier-Smart : these aren't sewers
6 hrs
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1 hr

rainwater canalisations

or rainwater pipework
Example sentence:

pour réseaux d\'assainissement collectif (Eaux Usées, Eaux Pluviales ou effluents industriels

Peer comment(s):

neutral Tony M : I'm not at all sure we use 'canalisation' like this in EN, do we, J? And as for 'pipework', I don't think that sits very well with drains, does it? piping, yes...
1 day 7 hrs
Yes, I used to shy away from it - but not anymore having seen a few examples.
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