Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
incident de dépotage
English translation:
mix-up/{the cornflour/potato flour mixup}
Added to glossary by
Rebecca Elliott
Mar 21, 2007 12:55
17 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
incident de dépotage
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Food & Drink
legal document
This is from a legal document relating to a report that the client has put forward. This is the main part of the sentence (the rest doesn't have any bearing on the term):
En fait, l’incident de dépotage (déversement d’amidon de maïs au lieu d’amidon de pomme de terre) a entraîné un ralentissement de la production durant 3 jours,…
Thank you
En fait, l’incident de dépotage (déversement d’amidon de maïs au lieu d’amidon de pomme de terre) a entraîné un ralentissement de la production durant 3 jours,…
Thank you
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | mix-up/{the cornflour/potato flour mixup} |
Carol Gullidge
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| 4 +4 | spilling incident/spill |
Nathalie Scharf
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| 3 +2 | discharge incident / mistake |
Nathalie Elson
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Proposed translations
+2
9 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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44
Selected
mix-up/{the cornflour/potato flour mixup}
the mistake is in fact explained in brackets, so no need to be too specific
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "On second thoughts I opted for this answer - spill conveys the idea of dropping something rather than using the wrong substance which is what the mix-up(!) was in this case. Thank you for all your help."
+4
34 mins
Nathalie Scharf
United States
United States
Native in French
&
English
United States
Lawyer with over 20 years experience
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
4
spilling incident/spill
I believe that depotage is more serious than a mix-up. It is often used when describing industrial spills and involves massive quantities. See definition:
Dépotage
1. Déchargement de marchandises pulvérulentes, liquides ou gazeuses, d'un véhicule de transport.2. Déchargement des marchandises d'un conteneur ou d'une caisse mobile.
Dépotage
1. Déchargement de marchandises pulvérulentes, liquides ou gazeuses, d'un véhicule de transport.2. Déchargement des marchandises d'un conteneur ou d'une caisse mobile.
Note from asker:
| Yes, mix up sounds too informal for this document. I should have mentioned that this relates to Kraft Paper production. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
cjohnstone
27 mins
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thanks Catherine!
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| agree |
jean-jacques alexandre
: right on target
28 mins
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Thank you Jean-jacques
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
33 mins
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Thanks Vicky
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| neutral |
Nathalie Elson
: I am concerned that spill would convey the idea the cornflour was discharged on the ground for example, but not in the intended tank/reactor,
43 mins
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| neutral |
Jennifer White
: agree with Nathalie
53 mins
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| agree |
Swatchka
5 hrs
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Thanks Swatchka!
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+2
1 hr
Nathalie Elson
France
France
Native in French
&
English
Specializes in field
France
Chemist and Environmental Engineer
Native in: French , English
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
discharge incident / mistake
dépotage : discharge quand il s'agit d'un chargement.
decanting quand il s'agit de liquide.
Source : lexique technique de l'eau de Degrémont
decanting quand il s'agit de liquide.
Source : lexique technique de l'eau de Degrémont
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