Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
stambyte
English translation:
plumbing replacement
Added to glossary by
Patricia Nilsson
Jun 3, 2010 06:32
13 yrs ago
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Swedish term
stambyte
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
HVAC
Is plumbing replacement the best term available. Cannot find the "standard term" in british construction jargon.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | plumbing replacement |
JaneD
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| 5 +2 | main-pipes replacement |
George Hopkins
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| 3 | soil pipe replacement |
Christine Andersen
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Proposed translations
5 mins
Selected
plumbing replacement
see previous ProZ entry
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Worked for this text, mainly because it was in a headline and main-pipes was too long"
+2
13 mins
main-pipes replacement
Plumbing replacement is perhaps rather vague.
Peer comment(s):
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Sven Petersson
5 hrs
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Thank you Sven.
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asptech
: Or, more precisely, replacement of the riser pipes for water and sewage that pass from floor to floor in a building with more than two stories.
5 hrs
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Thank you asptech, but your answer is another 'story'.
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1 hr
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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67
soil pipe replacement
The soil pipe is the internal pipe that goes to the sewer system. Down pipes are the vertical sections of pipe from roof guttering etc.
http://www.soilpipe.co.uk/
This has just been done in the property where my Swedish relatives live.
http://www.soilpipe.co.uk/
This has just been done in the property where my Swedish relatives live.
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