Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
soft water
Spanish translation:
agua destilada // agua blanda
Added to glossary by
José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
Feb 27, 2002 18:31
22 yrs ago
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English term
soft water
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
The instruction manual of an engine calls for the addition of "clean soft water" to the radiator. The target reader is South American.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +6 | agua destilada // agua blanda |
José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
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| 4 +1 | agua blanda |
Bill Greendyk
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| 4 | agua común y corriente que esté limpia y fresca |
Bernardo Ortiz
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Proposed translations
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1 min
Selected
agua destilada // agua blanda
Good luck!
JL
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Note added at 2002-02-27 18:34:39 (GMT)
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Your first choice should be, in my humble opinion, \'agua destilada\'.
Some countries in LA, many of them, use the term \'agua de bateria\'.
Cheers,
JL
JL
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Note added at 2002-02-27 18:34:39 (GMT)
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Your first choice should be, in my humble opinion, \'agua destilada\'.
Some countries in LA, many of them, use the term \'agua de bateria\'.
Cheers,
JL
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks for the speedy respuesta,
David"
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3 mins
Bill Greendyk
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Literature and lyrics true to original!
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish, English
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agua blanda
Larousse traduce "soft water" como "agua blanda." Se refiere al agua que no contiene muchos minerales, especialmente el calcio, lo cual hace que el agua sea "hard."
4 hrs
agua común y corriente que esté limpia y fresca
ningún destilada aunque sirve en una mergencia
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