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Oct 24, 2016 19:03
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German term
Tiefspüler
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
building specifications
WC-Anlagen als Tiefspüler, wandhängend, mit WC-Sitz und Deckel mit Edelstahl - Be- schlägen (hohe Beanspruchungsklasse), WC-Bürste mit Wandbefestigung, Kleiderhaken sowie WC-Trennwänden und -Türen als System-Elemente, wassergespülte Urinale mit manuellem Drücker.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | siphonic WC pan |
Lancashireman
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| 4 | floor-standing WC pan, or floor-standing wash down combinations |
Ellen Kraus
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| 4 | wall-mounted washdown wc |
Ellen Kraus
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Proposed translations
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siphonic WC pan
Tiefspüler
Sitzklosett, bei dem die Ausscheidungen in das Wasser eines Siphons fallen, der sich unter dem Gesäß des Benutzers befindet. Dadurch ist die Geruchsentwicklung gering, weil das Wasser den Kontakt der Exkremente mit der Raumluft verhindert. Ein Nachteil gegenüber dem Flachspüler ist jedoch, dass das Wasser oft an das Gesäß hochspritzt. Diese Form ist zum Beispiel in Nordamerika, Frankreich und England sowie zunehmend in Deutschland und Österreich üblich.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilette#Tiefsp.C3.BCler
In wash down toilets, waste is simply “pushed” by free flowing water out of the trapway (usually 4” in diameter). The siphonic method on the other hand, employs a smaller outlet (usually 2” diameter) to slightly trap the flush water until it is filled enough for a siphonic action to pull the contents of the bowl out.
http://kuysen09.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/toiletscomparing-wash...
Sitzklosett, bei dem die Ausscheidungen in das Wasser eines Siphons fallen, der sich unter dem Gesäß des Benutzers befindet. Dadurch ist die Geruchsentwicklung gering, weil das Wasser den Kontakt der Exkremente mit der Raumluft verhindert. Ein Nachteil gegenüber dem Flachspüler ist jedoch, dass das Wasser oft an das Gesäß hochspritzt. Diese Form ist zum Beispiel in Nordamerika, Frankreich und England sowie zunehmend in Deutschland und Österreich üblich.
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toilette#Tiefsp.C3.BCler
In wash down toilets, waste is simply “pushed” by free flowing water out of the trapway (usually 4” in diameter). The siphonic method on the other hand, employs a smaller outlet (usually 2” diameter) to slightly trap the flush water until it is filled enough for a siphonic action to pull the contents of the bowl out.
http://kuysen09.blogspot.co.uk/2009/05/toiletscomparing-wash...
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Ellen Kraus
Austria
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floor-standing WC pan, or floor-standing wash down combinations
I ´d say
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Note added at 32 Min. (2016-10-24 19:36:37 GMT)
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but it is not necessarily Floor-STANDING, it may be installed also on the wall (hanging, without reaching to the Floor). Thus either Floor-standing or wall-hanging wash down wc as opposed to "Flachspüler"
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Note added at 35 Min. (2016-10-24 19:39:02 GMT)
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Tiefspüler oder Flachspüler WC - Parents.at | Das Elternforum
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20.08.2008 - 20 Beiträge
Das Tiefspüler Wc ist hygenischer,aber es kann spritzen. Ich persönlich bevorzuge den Flachspüler. Aber das ist reine Geschmacksache.
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Note added at 12 Stunden (2016-10-25 07:17:53 GMT)
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flat wash downs (Flachspüler) they have a flat basin. the Tiefspüler a deep one.
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Note added at 12 Stunden (2016-10-25 07:39:02 GMT)
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in the present case, a "wall-mounted" wash down wc is meant, not a Floor-standing wc .
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Note added at 13 Stunden (2016-10-25 08:06:39 GMT)
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pls.let me correct my remark as to the Flachspüler: the term "wash down" is not admissible for it ! It´s the main characteristic of Tiefspüler. To differentiate between the two type:
In a Tiefspüler (washdown wc) excretions fall directly into the water; whereas in a Flachspüler feces fall on a kind of stage, called little chair and are transported only by pressing the flush drains.
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Note added at 32 Min. (2016-10-24 19:36:37 GMT)
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but it is not necessarily Floor-STANDING, it may be installed also on the wall (hanging, without reaching to the Floor). Thus either Floor-standing or wall-hanging wash down wc as opposed to "Flachspüler"
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Note added at 35 Min. (2016-10-24 19:39:02 GMT)
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Tiefspüler oder Flachspüler WC - Parents.at | Das Elternforum
www.parents.at › -- FAMILIE -- › Leben mit Kindern › Bauen & Wohnen
20.08.2008 - 20 Beiträge
Das Tiefspüler Wc ist hygenischer,aber es kann spritzen. Ich persönlich bevorzuge den Flachspüler. Aber das ist reine Geschmacksache.
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Note added at 12 Stunden (2016-10-25 07:17:53 GMT)
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flat wash downs (Flachspüler) they have a flat basin. the Tiefspüler a deep one.
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Note added at 12 Stunden (2016-10-25 07:39:02 GMT)
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in the present case, a "wall-mounted" wash down wc is meant, not a Floor-standing wc .
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Note added at 13 Stunden (2016-10-25 08:06:39 GMT)
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pls.let me correct my remark as to the Flachspüler: the term "wash down" is not admissible for it ! It´s the main characteristic of Tiefspüler. To differentiate between the two type:
In a Tiefspüler (washdown wc) excretions fall directly into the water; whereas in a Flachspüler feces fall on a kind of stage, called little chair and are transported only by pressing the flush drains.
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Ellen Kraus
Austria
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Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
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wall-mounted washdown wc
would be the result of my subsequent comments within my first answer
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Richard Stephen
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Technical translations for over 30 years
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Reading this reference will not only explain what the difference between a 'Tiefspüler' and the ominous German 'Flachspüler', it is also quite entertaining. Unfortunately it doesn't give any suggestions as to what to call it in English.
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