caverne

English translation: cavern

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French term or phrase:caverne
English translation:cavern

21:31 Apr 3, 2019
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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Energy / Power Generation / (in a contract) List of services provided to a hydroelectric power station
French term or phrase: caverne
Sablage et peinture de la carcasse à l’extérieur de la caverne
Peter Field
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:11
cavern
Explanation:
Additionally, a new cavern and set of tunnels just east of the main power cavern will be constructed to house the turbine-generator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vianden_Pumped_Storage_Plant

Glendoe dam and reservoir. Power house cavern after completion in 2009.
http://www.power-technology.com/projects/glendoehydropowerpl...

An optimization algorithm was used with a 3D model for the power caverns. The second case regards to numerical studies performed to Jinping II hydroelectric...
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/270897046_Undergroun...
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Many thanks, I wasn't sure about the literal translation.
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4 +4cavern
philgoddard
4 -1cave
Nicolas Gambardella


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
cavern


Explanation:
Additionally, a new cavern and set of tunnels just east of the main power cavern will be constructed to house the turbine-generator
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vianden_Pumped_Storage_Plant

Glendoe dam and reservoir. Power house cavern after completion in 2009.
http://www.power-technology.com/projects/glendoehydropowerpl...

An optimization algorithm was used with a 3D model for the power caverns. The second case regards to numerical studies performed to Jinping II hydroelectric...
http://www.researchgate.net/publication/270897046_Undergroun...

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Many thanks, I wasn't sure about the literal translation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
15 mins

agree  LHeppner: Yes.
8 hrs

agree  Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
9 hrs

agree  John Fossey: Many references in HydroQuebec's bilingual documents
14 hrs
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
cave


Explanation:
It depends on the context actually. In many contexts (most?) the actual translation of "caverne" is "cave", that is the same as for "grotte" (note that the French "cave" means something different, that is "cellar")

Nicolas Gambardella
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: But here in Asker's very specific stated context, it does not have that meaning in the applicable technical terminology.
7 hrs
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