Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
conducciones sanitarias de agua potable
English translation:
drinking water pipes
Added to glossary by
Nikki Graham
Mar 23, 2008 11:16
16 yrs ago
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Spanish term
Spain
conducciones sanitarias de agua potable
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
From a list of a company's products. (acueductos) is in brackets after the phrase - surely not aqueduct. The company produces pipes and irrigation systems
Change log
Mar 23, 2008 22:34: Nikki Graham Created KOG entry
Mar 23, 2008 22:34: Nikki Graham changed "Field (specific)" from "Engineering (general)" to "Construction / Civil Engineering"
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drinking water pipes
As already mentioned, the sanitary seems superfluous. As far as I am aware, these conducciones are pipes. See piccies in refs below.
http://weblogs.madrimasd.org/salud_publica/archive/2007/07/1...
http://www.grupodema.com.ar/poly.htm
http://www.ghezan.com/cat2.htm
http://www.plamat.com.bo/productos.html
http://weblogs.madrimasd.org/salud_publica/archive/2007/07/1...
http://www.grupodema.com.ar/poly.htm
http://www.ghezan.com/cat2.htm
http://www.plamat.com.bo/productos.html
Reference:
http://www.municipiodeguamote.gov.ec/home/det_not.php?idn=44
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=%22drinking+water+pipes%22&meta=
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JoLuGo
: El término sanitario es necesario aunque se trate de tubos. Un tubo de plomo pude utilizarse para conducir agua potable, pero esto no es una práctica sanitaria, El tubo debe de ser de caracteristicas sanitarias para la conduccion de agua potable
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That is not what the Spanish is referring to here. Sanitary pipework in English is actually pipes for taking wastewater away, i.e. sewers
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Comment: "Thanks. I'd got there on my own but it's good to get confirmation."
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Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
BA(Hons) FITI MCIL CL ISO 17100:2015
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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sanitary drinking water channel
I like 'channel' here as it covers pipeline, duct, and so on.
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JoLuGo
: Conduit es mas común para referirse a conducto, canaleta, o tubería
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en ingles, no.
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Spain
Spain
Native in Spanish
Specializes in field
Spain
Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
Accredited translators 20 yrs experience
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to Spanish
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sanitary conduit/channel/duct/pipeline/water passage
Ssuerte
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Note added at 14 minutos (2008-03-23 11:30:55 GMT)
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Drinking-water (sanitary) conduits
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Note added at 43 minutos (2008-03-23 12:00:28 GMT)
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La definición de "aqueduct" especifica claramente que se trata de un "conduit", "pipe" o "channel" diseñado para transportar agua.
A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity.
A bridgelike structure supporting a conduit or canal passing over a river or low ground.
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: aqueduct
Conduit built to carry water from its source to a main distribution point. Ancient Rome's aqueduct system, an extraordinary feat of engineering, brought water to the city from as far as 57 mi (92 km) away. Only a portion of the Roman aqueducts utilized the familiar stone arch; most were underground conduits made of stone or terra-cotta pipe. Modern aqueduct systems employ cast iron or steel. See also water-supply system.
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Note added at 14 minutos (2008-03-23 11:30:55 GMT)
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Drinking-water (sanitary) conduits
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Note added at 43 minutos (2008-03-23 12:00:28 GMT)
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La definición de "aqueduct" especifica claramente que se trata de un "conduit", "pipe" o "channel" diseñado para transportar agua.
A pipe or channel designed to transport water from a remote source, usually by gravity.
A bridgelike structure supporting a conduit or canal passing over a river or low ground.
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: aqueduct
Conduit built to carry water from its source to a main distribution point. Ancient Rome's aqueduct system, an extraordinary feat of engineering, brought water to the city from as far as 57 mi (92 km) away. Only a portion of the Roman aqueducts utilized the familiar stone arch; most were underground conduits made of stone or terra-cotta pipe. Modern aqueduct systems employ cast iron or steel. See also water-supply system.
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Egmont
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Gracias
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Daniel Parra
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Gracias Daniel
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JoLuGo
: sanitary conduit for drinking water passage -
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Gracias JoLuGo
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potable water conduits/pipes/tubes
One of the two is superfluous, or potable water or sanitary.
Potable water is always sanitary.
Potable water is always sanitary.
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liz askew
: I agree.
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Daniel Parra
: I read it as sanitary piping for potable water
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Patrice
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JoLuGo
: Sanitary Sewer ->http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanitary_sewer
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Discussion
acueducto = conducto artificial por donde va el agua a lugar determinado. Llámase especialmente así el que tiene por objeto abastecer de aguas a un poblado