Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Bereiter

English translation:

water heater

Added to glossary by Bhavna Bajaj
Mar 23, 2010 14:59
14 yrs ago
German term

Bereiter

German to English Science Environment & Ecology Energy
Excerpt from the environmental statement of a company reads:

Under the heading "measures":
Ausserbetriebnahme der Warmwasser-Bereiter auf den Toil.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 water heater
3 hot water geyser

Discussion

Ellen Kraus Mar 23, 2010:
1 Jan 2009 ... Decommissioning an electric resistance water heater and ... Decommissioning a gas/LPG water heater and installing a gas/LPG boosted ...
www.esc.vic.gov.au/.../PRCExplanatoryNoteGuidetoVEETAccredi...
Ellen Kraus Mar 23, 2010:
but the word "warm" is definitely redundant (sort of pleonasm I´d say). see the following link:
Ellen Kraus Mar 23, 2010:
Lockout Tagout Procedure 13 Electric hot water heaters ...................................................... 26. Lockout Tagout Procedure 14 Water Tanks. ...
www.american.edu/finance/rmehs/upload/lotoeprog.pdf
Gabriella Bertelmann Mar 23, 2010:
please post a context or paragraph for most accurate suggestions

Proposed translations

+6
3 mins
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water heater

according to dict. cc

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Note added at 3 Stunden (2010-03-23 18:16:02 GMT)
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but the word "hot" in this context is definitely redundant, it´s a sort of pleonasm.
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
2 mins
thank you, philgoddard
agree British Diana : ja, umgangssprachlich auch "boiler"
6 mins
thank you, British Diana !
agree Reinhold Wehrmann
38 mins
thank you, Reinhold !
agree Bettina Grieser Johns
47 mins
thank you, Bettina GJ !
agree Marie Jammers
1 hr
thank you, Marie !
agree Rolf Keiser
19 hrs
thank you, Goldcoaster !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Ellen for your reply and for providing good references!"
16 mins
German term (edited): Warmwasserbereiter

hot water geyser

as a localized Indian version ;-)
Note from asker:
Thanks Bernd :)
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