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Central heating plant

Spanish translation: planta de calefacción central

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English term or phrase:Central heating plant
Spanish translation:planta de calefacción central
Entered by: bunnie

21:49 Nov 5, 2014
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
History / Description of historic building
English term or phrase: Central heating plant
I am editing one of the worst translated texts I have ever seen --more than 20 years of profession, if that accounts for something. It goes to SPAIN.
I have fixed so many mistranslation, I no longer trust anything --it's a 60,000 word job!
This is one phrase that has me doubting.
a description of a WWII building in Norway
"The building was converted into a jail by the Germans with the addition of a fuel room and a guardroom, and a central heating plant was installed."
Their translation (not edited at all):
"El edificio fue convertido en cárcel por los alemanes con la incorporación de una sala de calderas y unas celdas, y se instaló una planta de calefacción central."
What do you guys understand for fuel room (¿cuarto de calderas?); guard room (¿puesto de guardia?), and especially central heating plant (¿central térmica?)
Thanks for any and all help!
bunnie
United States
Local time: 02:33
planta de calefacción central
Explanation:
At the time it was one of Malmö’s first public housing areas and was almost self-sufficient, supported by its own coal-fuelled ***central heating power plant***.
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En esa época era una de las primeras zonas de vivienda pública de Malmö y era prácticamente autosuficiente, manteniéndose con su propia ***planta de calefacción central*** que funcionaba con carbón.
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Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 00:33
Grading comment
Thank y'all!! Help appreciated!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4planta de calefacción central
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central heating plant
planta de calefacción central


Explanation:
At the time it was one of Malmö’s first public housing areas and was almost self-sufficient, supported by its own coal-fuelled ***central heating power plant***.
http://www.worldhabitatawards.org/winners-and-finalists/proj...

En esa época era una de las primeras zonas de vivienda pública de Malmö y era prácticamente autosuficiente, manteniéndose con su propia ***planta de calefacción central*** que funcionaba con carbón.
http://www.worldhabitatawards.org/winners-and-finalists/proj...

Wilsonn Perez Reyes
El Salvador
Local time: 00:33
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank y'all!! Help appreciated!
Notes to answerer
Asker: I had seen that one too, but the translation sounded very literal. In Spain, I have seen several large campuses that include their own "central térmica", thus my question... let's see what our peers have to say :-) THX!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Frazier: Tienes mi voto pero no soy de España.
48 mins
  -> Mucha gracias, Victoria.
agree  Beatriz Ramírez de Haro: Sí, creo que la traducción literal es la correcta en este caso. "Central térmica" sería "power plant/station"
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, Beatriz. Sí, "heating" es "calefacción".
agree  marcom4 (X): entiendo que se instaló calefacción central /centralizada.. con las calderas y el fuel carbón o el combustible que sea en el "fuel room " cuarto de calderas.
1 hr
  -> Muchas gracias, marcom4.
agree  JohnMcDove: Aunque vivo en EE. UU., soy de Barcelona (Spain), de padres manchegos... (como mi nombre indica, ;-) Frivolidades aparte, totalmente de acuerdo.
11 hrs
  -> Muchas gracias, John.
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