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Gallonen

English translation: water bottle

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German term or phrase:Gallone
English translation:water bottle
Entered by: Robin Salmon (X)

07:02 Sep 10, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Manufacturing / water dispenser
German term or phrase: Gallonen
This is part of the introduction to a water dispenser which can be connected to the main water supply. It obviously can't just mean "gallons" and so I am thinking, "gallon drums" which would provide more flexibility for treatment of the water, perhaps.

Bei mangelnder Hygiene des Leitungswassers setzen Sie Gallonen ein.
Robin Salmon (X)
Australia
Local time: 11:13
water bottles
Explanation:
Sounds a bit misleading, I know, but this company uses the term throughout its stuff on bottled water cooelrs:
http://www.watercoolersdirect.com/bottled_water_coolers/
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Tom Tyson
Local time: 02:13
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Tom!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1water bottles
Tom Tyson
4 -1bottled water
urbom
Summary of reference entries provided
I tend to agree with you
David Williams

  

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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
water bottles


Explanation:
Sounds a bit misleading, I know, but this company uses the term throughout its stuff on bottled water cooelrs:
http://www.watercoolersdirect.com/bottled_water_coolers/

Tom Tyson
Local time: 02:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Tom!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rolf Keiser: a viable translation
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  gangels (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks
disagree  David Williams: I think the specific type of bottle matters, water bottles seems rather too general.
13 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
bottled water


Explanation:
It's true that "water bottles" can also be used to describe the large things that sit on top of water coolers, but I agree that it could be misleading without sufficient context (or an illustration).

So I'd translate that last bit of your sentence as "...use bottled water [instead]."

urbom
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:13
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  David Williams: It's the bottles that matter, not the water, as far as I can tell. // It basically means "If the quality of the tap water is too poor, use (these specific) bottles instead".
11 hrs
  -> If the bottles are all that matter, then one could just pop an empty one onto the dispenser, right? "Bei mangelnder Hygiene des Leitungswassers..." is definitely talking about the quality of the water. See e.g. http://www.bwca.org.uk/
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Reference comments


31 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: I tend to agree with you

Reference information:
Although the actual translation is gallons, I think it must mean drums such as those used in drinking water dispenser systems.

Example sentence(s):
  • Gallonensysteme

    Reference: http://www.happy-waters.de/html/produkte.html
David Williams
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Peter Downes: Replacable water bottles, 4.546 litres in volume ( 1 gallon), and they are not always very chilled!!
11 hrs
  -> The bottles meant here presumably contain still water, of the same quality as ordinary tap water (drinking water, but not mineral water).
neutral  Tom Tyson: The Gallonensysteme in your eg are the bottled water coolers in mine, hence bottles
15 hrs
  -> Indeed, but a specific type, not just any water bottles. Presumably these are specified to indicate that it doesn't mean table water/mineral water (bottled water as drunk by most Germans).
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