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invaso di alimentazione

English translation: the water reserve contained in the holding tank/reservoir/holding vessel/feeding apparatus/hopper

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Italian term or phrase:invaso di alimentazione
English translation:the water reserve contained in the holding tank/reservoir/holding vessel/feeding apparatus/hopper
Entered by: Rosanna Palermo

14:56 Jun 27, 2006
Italian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Journalism / Article
Italian term or phrase: invaso di alimentazione
From a magazine article on about a watermill:

La riserva d’acqua, contenuta nell’invaso di alimentazione (il “bottaccio”) consentiva di macinare circa 40 Kg di grano o cereali.
Nicole Johnson
Italy
Local time: 22:56
the water reserve contained in the holding tank/reservoir/holding vessel/feeding apparatus
Explanation:


The meaning here is that the water is contained within a vessel which in turn feeds some other part of the machine

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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-06-28 12:18:23 GMT) Post-grading
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The vessel when placed in a mill is also sometimes called "hopper"
hop·per ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hpr)
n.

A usually funnel-shaped container in which materials, such as grain or coal, are stored in readiness for dispensation.
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Rosanna Palermo
Local time: 16:56
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Grazie
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4 +1the water reserve contained in the holding tank/reservoir/holding vessel/feeding apparatus
Rosanna Palermo
2water basin
GAR


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water basin


Explanation:
cheers

GAR
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the water reserve contained in the holding tank/reservoir/holding vessel/feeding apparatus


Explanation:


The meaning here is that the water is contained within a vessel which in turn feeds some other part of the machine

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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-06-28 12:18:23 GMT) Post-grading
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The vessel when placed in a mill is also sometimes called "hopper"
hop·per ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hpr)
n.

A usually funnel-shaped container in which materials, such as grain or coal, are stored in readiness for dispensation.


Rosanna Palermo
Local time: 16:56
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