Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
au fioul lourd
English translation:
on heavy fuel
Added to glossary by
Paula Price
Mar 13, 2004 12:48
20 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Reliable German/French to English
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English
au fioul lourd
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Ces chaudières sont en service et fonctionnent au fioul lourd.
(document about the installation of a boiler within a large electrical plant)
(document about the installation of a boiler within a large electrical plant)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | heavy fuel |
swisstell
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| 4 +4 | heavy fuel oil |
David Sirett
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| 4 | heavy fuel |
Alex Zelkind (X)
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Proposed translations
+3
5 mins
Selected
heavy fuel
operated with heavy fuel
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6 mins
heavy fuel
on heavy fuel
Many Web hits
Many Web hits
+4
24 mins
heavy fuel oil
'heavy fuel' on its own is not wrong, but a very large number of its Google hits are in fact for 'heavy fuel oil'.
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Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: Exactly
2 hrs
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| agree |
cmwilliams (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Tony M
: Yes,this is the term I'm more familiar with. Sometimes abbreviated to HFO...
19 hrs
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| agree |
Tom Bishop
23 hrs
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