Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term
United Kingdom
en amont de
Le circuit d’alimentation en eau du système de refroidissement est équipé d’un ensemble de protection par disconnection situé en amont de tout traitement de l’eau de l’alimentation.
Can you say 'upstream from' in this technical sense of a water cooling facility? Or should it be 'above' or 'before any treatment of the water supply'?
Help would be much appreciated.
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Michele Fauble
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Sep 12, 2015 08:59: Yvonne Gallagher changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Sep 14, 2015 17:31: B D Finch Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
upstream of
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Note added at 18 hrs (2015-09-11 08:38:13 GMT)
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Note that "upstream from" is correct when talking about the location of fixed places along a real watercourse, e.g.
www.hrr.co.uk/history-organisation/
"The administration of the Regatta is carried out from Regatta Headquarters, immediately upstream from Henley Bridge."
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philgoddard
: B.D. is right that "upstream of" is more common, but I don't think it's important.
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Gabrielle Leyden
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