Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 14, 2007 12:32
16 yrs ago
Greek term
United Kingdom
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Greek to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
καθαρισμός σινιού
Greek to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
air-conditioning
Context: routine maintenance in a hotel.
This is under the heading: ΚΛΙΜΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΟΝΑΔΑ (FCU 'Η SPLIT UNIT)
One of the items listed under this heading is:
δ. Καθαρισμός σινιού και απορροή (drain).
This is under the heading: ΚΛΙΜΑΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΜΟΝΑΔΑ (FCU 'Η SPLIT UNIT)
One of the items listed under this heading is:
δ. Καθαρισμός σινιού και απορροή (drain).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +7 | pan |
JULIAN VULLI (X)
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Proposed translations
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pan
The word 'σινί' or 'σινίν' is the Cypriot dialect word for the sort of large pan which is used in the kitchen for cooking things like a joint in the oven. So this phrase would seem to refer to whatever the equivalent is in the world of plumbing and the cleaning thereof.
Example sentence:
'έβαλαν αρκυρόν σινόν τζι εκάτσασιν να φάσιν' (Γιαγκουλλής. Επίτομο Ετυμολογικό Λεξικό της Κυπριακής Διαλέκτου.
Note from asker:
| Great! From a Google search for σινί, I got the idea that this might be some kind of large dish or tray, but I didn't find anything specifically Cypriot, and was left wondering whether it could mean something totally different here. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
51 mins
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| agree |
Andras Mohay (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
STAMATIOS FASSOULAKIS
: Εδώ εννοει το ορθογώνιο <<ταψάκι>> κατω απο τις ψύκτρες που θέλει καθάρισμα γιατί συλλέγει την υγρασία και σκόνη. Αν δέν καθαριστει βουλώνει την αποχέτευση που βγαίνει έξω και τότε υπερχειλίζει με συνέπεια νερά να τρέχουν μέσα στο δωμάτιο.
4 hrs
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| agree |
Costas Zannis
: Η παρατήρηση του Σταμάτη ξεκαθαρίζει το ζήτημα
5 hrs
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| agree |
Maria Karra
6 hrs
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| agree |
Nadia-Anastasia Fahmi
17 hrs
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| agree |
Mirjana Popovic Kirkontzogloy
5 days
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Comment: "Thank you and thanks to everyone who contributed. In descriptions of air-conditioning systems, I've seen "drip pan" and drain pan". "Pan" on its own is probably enough here."
Discussion
Air conditioning drip pan drains: The air conditioner's condensate overflow pan or tray requires its own separate drain. In the left photo above, ...
www.inspect-ny.com/aircond/aircond17a.htm
Παραφράζοντας τον Οbelix θα έλεγα "eh oui! ils sont fou ces cypriots!" :)))