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Sewage holding tank

French translation: réservoir d'eaux usées (de rétention d'eaux usées)

11:58 Apr 9, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
English term or phrase: Sewage holding tank
Bonjour,

savez-vous ce qu'est "a sewage holding tank" dans un paquebot ?

"After a breach of the hull, water-tight doors should have contained the water that flooded the generator room. But a ventilation pipe has been removed for repairs and that allows water to rush into ship’s sewage holding tank."
blan
Local time: 18:05
French translation:réservoir d'eaux usées (de rétention d'eaux usées)
Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-04-09 12:04:46 GMT)
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mécanicien sur le paquebot FRANCE, le fleuron de la flotte. ... éléments (un mauvais choix) ; toilette chimique ; douche ; réservoir d’eaux usées ; lit de 140 — mon point faible, et d’ailleurs les aventurières… — ; sans ...
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 18:05
Grading comment
Parfait, merci !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Réservoir de stockage des eaux usées
Nathalie Elson
4réservoir d'eaux usées (de rétention d'eaux usées)
GILLES MEUNIER
3 +1réservoir/bac de rétention (d'eaux noires)
Emilie Griveau
3réservoir des eaux-vannes
Arnold T.
2holding tank (des eaux noires)
Tony M


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
sewage holding tank
Réservoir de stockage des eaux usées


Explanation:


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Note added at 5 mins (2009-04-09 12:04:34 GMT)
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Tout navire auquel l'annexe IV est applicable devra être équipé soit d'installation de traitement des eaux usées, soit d'un dispositif de broyage et de désinfection des eaux usées soit d'un réservoir de stockage des eaux usées.

https://www.groupama-transport.com/fr/newsletter/octobre05.p...

Nathalie Elson
France
Local time: 18:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  florence metzger: voir Marpol annexe IV
2 hrs
  -> oui exactement, surtout ici où il s'agit d'un paquebot, merci Florence
agree  Antoine Dequidt: Tout à fait d'accord. Il ne faut pas confondre eaux usées, eaux grises et eaux noires (ou eaux sanitaires), les deux dernières appelations désignant des sous-catégories de la première.
4 days
  -> Merci Antoine !
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
sewage holding tank
réservoir d'eaux usées (de rétention d'eaux usées)


Explanation:
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Note added at 5 mins (2009-04-09 12:04:46 GMT)
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mécanicien sur le paquebot FRANCE, le fleuron de la flotte. ... éléments (un mauvais choix) ; toilette chimique ; douche ; réservoir d’eaux usées ; lit de 140 — mon point faible, et d’ailleurs les aventurières… — ; sans ...
www.alainthomasimages.com/texte.pdf

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 18:05
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 381
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Parfait, merci !
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sewage holding tank
réservoir/bac de rétention (d'eaux noires)


Explanation:
On parle "d'eaux noires" en nautisme


    Reference: http://www.bigship.com/catalogue/vie-a-bord-1/wc/cuves-a-eau...
Emilie Griveau
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:05
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael GREEN: Yes - or "réservoir à eaux noires", quite simply : see illustrations here http://www.sanimarin.com/installation.php?lang=fr
28 mins
neutral  kashew: Eaux noires must figure o/wise it is not specific enough.
45 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
sewage holding tank
holding tank (des eaux noires)


Explanation:
I don't know about liners, but certainly, in the yachting world, I've only ever seen these referred to be the EN term.

Note that in the nautical world, 'eaux noires / grises' are very commonly used for 'sewage' / 'other waste water'

Tony M
France
Local time: 18:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 93

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michael GREEN: Don't wish to be negative, Tony, but in my limited experience, the FR term quoted by Emilie is perfectly current. A web search will produce plenty, for yachting as well as merchant or inland vessels.
2 hrs
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
sewage holding tank
réservoir des eaux-vannes


Explanation:
Termium / * Constructions navales (Généralités) :

sewage tank Source, fiche 1, sewage tank
CORRECT

réservoir des eaux-vannes Source, fiche 1, réservoir des eaux-vannes
CORRECT


Arnold T.
Canada
Local time: 12:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 42
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