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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Fonds de cuves

English translation:

sludge/slops/dregs/tank bottom residue

Added to glossary by Victoria Porter-Burns
Jul 22, 2008 08:41
15 yrs ago
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French term

Fonds de cuves

French to English Tech/Engineering Manufacturing
The following is from what I believe to be a company newsletter, which gives fuel and environment-related figures for last year:

"Huile combustible 50 tonnes
**Fonds de cuves** exportés 100 tonnes
Fuel lourd consommé 300 tonnes"

The company does export 'waste oil' for use in other processes overseas, so I'm assuming that the 'fonds de cuves' refers to this, i.e. the oil that's left in the bottom of the tank. Can anyone confirm this and/or suggest an English translation?

Many TIA,

Vicky
Proposed translations (English)
4 slope
4 +3 tank bottom residue
4 +1 dregs
3 +2 "slops"
Change log

Jul 22, 2008 08:41: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"

Discussion

mchd Jul 22, 2008:
yes, your explanation should work here ! it refers to oil left in the bottom of a tank and mixed with foreigh matters

Proposed translations

39 mins
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slope

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Note added at 45 minute (2008-07-22 09:26:36 GMT)
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Yes, I meant "A liquid or semi-solid; goo, paste, mud, domestic liquid waste"...
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slop

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Note added at 50 minute (2008-07-22 09:32:02 GMT)
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http://www.cem.de/documents/pdf/publikation/mikrowellen/Slud...
..refinery waste or refinery sludge....
Note from asker:
DO you mean 'slop'?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks to all who contributed. I eventually went with 'sludge', which was Cristina's second suggestion"
+1
3 mins

dregs

!!
Peer comment(s):
agree Enrique Huber (X)
9 hrs
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+2
31 mins

"slops"

"slops" may be used in the trade?

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Note added at 51 mins (2008-07-22 09:32:38 GMT)
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We can remove the inverted commas - it's refinery jargon fiar enough!
Peer comment(s):
agree Cristina Zamfir : is what I meant, too, but I misspelled it..:))
12 mins
Sorry! Tough luck - I think it's the best.
agree Radu DANAILA : Finally ... where were you the first time?? :-)
8 hrs
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+3
1 hr

tank bottom residue

Although tank bottom residue is probably sludge or dregs, this is a little less 'familiar'.

http://miss-maya-508.com/
Peer comment(s):
agree Terry Richards : Yes, this is more "corporate"
1 hr
Thank you, Terry.
agree Bourth (X) : Just one of several bottom residues.
3 hrs
Thank you, Bourth. Yes, a plethora.
agree Karen Tkaczyk : I like this.
3 hrs
Thank you, Karen.
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