Sep 7, 2023 19:29
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French term
France
FR/AR-EN, broad range of domains
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Arabic to English, Italian to English
évacuer
Non-PRO
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
hydroelectric power
On a recent visit to the museum adjacent to a hydroelectric plant, I was interested to note the use of 'évacuer' in reference to the electricity being 'whisked away' from the plant by the power lines directly connected to it.
I have doubts about 'transmit' being the best equivalent as the sense of 'between two points' is absent in the original term.
Thanks for any thoughts for this personal reflection, not related to any current professional project.
I have doubts about 'transmit' being the best equivalent as the sense of 'between two points' is absent in the original term.
Thanks for any thoughts for this personal reflection, not related to any current professional project.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | transmit |
Bourth
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| 3 | to draw off ; to switch |
Adrian MM.
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Proposed translations
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transmit
It seems that in a previous existence, now labelled as 'Bourth (X)', I answered a similar question (which was not accepted by the Asker).
The Afnor/Framatome lexicon for PWRs gives poste d'évacuation d'énergie as 'switchyard' of course, but for évacuation d'énergie (de la centrale) it gives 'power transmission (from the plant)'.
"Table B-26 presents the gross generation, the auxiliary power losses, and the net power transmitted from the plant"
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6666879
Note the different definitions of 'transmit' (one indicating from/to, the other simply from):
"transmit
1. cause (something) to pass on from one person or place to another.
"knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil"
Similar: transfer, pass on, hand on, communicate, convey, impart, channel, carry,
bear, relay, dispatch, mediate, disseminate, spread, circulate, diffuse, radiate,
2. broadcast or send out (an electrical signal or a radio or television programme).
"the programme was transmitted on 7 October" "
https://www.google.com/search?q=transmit definition&sca_esv=...
The Afnor/Framatome lexicon for PWRs gives poste d'évacuation d'énergie as 'switchyard' of course, but for évacuation d'énergie (de la centrale) it gives 'power transmission (from the plant)'.
"Table B-26 presents the gross generation, the auxiliary power losses, and the net power transmitted from the plant"
https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/6666879
Note the different definitions of 'transmit' (one indicating from/to, the other simply from):
"transmit
1. cause (something) to pass on from one person or place to another.
"knowledge is transmitted from teacher to pupil"
Similar: transfer, pass on, hand on, communicate, convey, impart, channel, carry,
bear, relay, dispatch, mediate, disseminate, spread, circulate, diffuse, radiate,
2. broadcast or send out (an electrical signal or a radio or television programme).
"the programme was transmitted on 7 October" "
https://www.google.com/search?q=transmit definition&sca_esv=...
Note from asker:
| True that 'transmit' does have that one-ended source. |
| *'one-ended sense', which restores 'transmit' as a valid solution |
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Comment: "Thanks for this"
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Adrian MM.
Austria
Austria
Native in English
Austria
Retd.T&I, Barrister & Austro-Advokat
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, French to English, and 5 more.
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to draw off ; to switch
> out of context where 'power feed' - in one Discussion Entry and yet to be posted or 'relaying' - might well fit, and as opposed to hydroelectric / water-power 'run-off' or the ambiguity of 'siphon (off)'.
Example sentence:
IATE: en draw-off valve COM fr valve d'évacuation + fr poste d'évacuation d'énergie en switchyard
Utilities can draw power from generator reserves from a different region to ensure continuing, reliable power and diversify their loads
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_grid
http://community.ui.com/questions/POE-Switch-Downstream-Okay/195149bd-683d-47aa-add3-2c8a73f73daa
Discussion
Here's a reference: "Power transmission is the large scale movement of electricity at high voltage levels from a power plant to a substation. Power distribution is the conversion of high voltage electricity at substations to lower voltages that can be distributed to private, public and industrial customers. https://www.iec.ch/energies/transmission-distribution
Another reference is from a place in France. I believe it means that they tested and found a potential danger, so they transferred an electrical power supply to another network. "L'éléctricité est évacuée de l'eolienne puis elle est délivrée directement sur le réseau éléctrique. " L'éléctricité là-bas donc elle n'est pas stockée.
https://www.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/tech-engineerin...
In contrast to 'transmission', 'feed' implies the di/espatch of electricity from the power station, without regard to any particular destination/consumer.