Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
10.000 Tonnen Schweröl
Englisch translation:
10,000 tonnes of heavy oil
Added to glossary by
Craig Meulen
Oct 2, 2007 13:14
17 yrs ago
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Deutsch term
Vereinigtes Königreich
:: Sachtexte mit Stil :: Facts & Flow ::
Native in: Englisch 
Works in: Deutsch > Englisch
10.000 Tonnen Schweröl
Deutsch > Englisch
Technik
Petrochemie, Technik/Wissenschaft
Context: an oil spill at sea
Rund 10.000 Tonnen Schweröl bewegen sich unaufhaltsam auf XXY zu.
This is an estimate of how much oil has leaked from a tanker and is now heading for the coast.
Should I write "10,000 barrels of crude oil" ?
Rund 10.000 Tonnen Schweröl bewegen sich unaufhaltsam auf XXY zu.
This is an estimate of how much oil has leaked from a tanker and is now heading for the coast.
Should I write "10,000 barrels of crude oil" ?
Proposed translations
(Englisch)
| 4 +10 | 10,000 tonnes of heavy oil |
Alan Johnson
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| 3 +2 | 10.000 tonnes of fuel oil/ heavy oil |
Dolores Vázquez
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Proposed translations
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6 Min.
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10,000 tonnes of heavy oil
A barrel does not equal a ton and heavy oil is not the same as crude oil
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-10-02 13:22:21 GMT)
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A barrel equals approx. 0.136 tonnes
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-10-02 13:22:21 GMT)
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A barrel equals approx. 0.136 tonnes
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for clearing this up! (The linguistic 'spill', not the oil!)"
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5 Min.
Dolores Vázquez
Also a Technical Engineer
Native in: Galicisch 
, Spanisch
Works in: Englisch > Spanisch, Französisch > Spanisch, Deutsch > Spanisch, and 5 more.
10.000 tonnes of fuel oil/ heavy oil
An option.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Assem Mazloum
: agree
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Thanks.
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| agree |
Sladjana Spaic
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Thanks.
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Ulrike Kraemer
: 10,000 - not 10.000
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