Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
acqua grezza
English translation:
unpurified/untreated water
Added to glossary by
Susan Gastaldi
Dec 2, 2008 09:21
15 yrs ago
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Italian term
Totally reliable, top quality
Native in: English 
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
acqua grezza
Italian to English
Science
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
user manual for a machine...
...that automatically mixes permanganate and sodium solutions, measuring the right doses etc. (I don't know more than this at this stage).
There is a picture of the digital display on the machine with the caption: "Display per la visualizzazione della potata mc/h dell'acqua grezza." Is this unpurified water? Thanks for any advice.
There is a picture of the digital display on the machine with the caption: "Display per la visualizzazione della potata mc/h dell'acqua grezza." Is this unpurified water? Thanks for any advice.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | unpurified/untreated water |
Peter Cox
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| 3 +1 | raw water |
Oliver Lawrence
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| 3 | impure water |
Ulgen Unaldi
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Proposed translations
+2
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unpurified/untreated water
My take
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Comment: "Thanks, Peter, I think this is what they mean. Thanks to peers too"
8 mins
Ulgen Unaldi
Reliable & Speedy
Native in: Turkish
Works in: Italian to Turkish, English to Turkish, Italian to English, and 3 more.
impure water
Probably a better way of expressing it..
+1
12 hrs
Oliver Lawrence
Italy
Italy
Native in English
Italy
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Native in: English (Variants: British, UK)
Works in: Italian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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15
raw water
as per Zanichelli's tome "l'Inglese tecnico e scientifico"
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