گالن فلزی 20 لیتری

English translation: 20-liter metal drum

05:49 Jul 16, 2015
Persian (Farsi) to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / firefighting equipment
Persian (Farsi) term or phrase: گالن فلزی 20 لیتری
in a fire station
Ebrahim Golavar
English translation:20-liter metal drum
Explanation:
20-liter metal drum

Please see the images provided by Google for "20-liter metal drum".

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Note added at 3 mins (2015-07-16 05:53:07 GMT)
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Please notice that we can't use "gallon" here.
The gallon is a measure of liquid capacity in both the US customary units and the British imperial systems of measurement equal to about 4.5 liters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallon
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Salman Rostami
Canada
Local time: 04:52
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Summary of answers provided
5 +220-liter metal drum
Salman Rostami
5 -120- liter metal gallon
safura


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
20-liter metal drum


Explanation:
20-liter metal drum

Please see the images provided by Google for "20-liter metal drum".

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Note added at 3 mins (2015-07-16 05:53:07 GMT)
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Please notice that we can't use "gallon" here.
The gallon is a measure of liquid capacity in both the US customary units and the British imperial systems of measurement equal to about 4.5 liters.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gallon

Salman Rostami
Canada
Local time: 04:52
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mahmoud Reazi
7 hrs
  -> Thank you! ;-)

agree  Edward Plaisance Jr: also we could say "container" for "drum"
9 hrs
  -> Sure! Thank you!
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
20- liter metal gallon


Explanation:
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Note added at 12 mins (2015-07-16 06:01:40 GMT)
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http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gallon

Plz see the second definition,gallon can be a container too.

safura
Iran
Local time: 15:22
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in Persian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Edward Plaisance Jr: yes, it can be a container, but it is a "one gallon" container, not a 20-liter container
9 hrs
  -> Thank u.
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