Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Petroleum Base
German translation:
enthält raffiniertes Erdöl
Added to glossary by
swisstell
Apr 23, 2002 22:40
22 yrs ago
English term
Petroleum Base
English to German
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Petroleum Eng/Sci
From same list of MSDS strings: "Contains refined petroleum base". I know "petroleum base" only when it's used as an adjective, e.g. petroleum base oil. Does anyone have a clue?
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| 4 +1 | enthält raffiniertes Erdöl |
swisstell
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| 4 -1 | Raffiniertes Petroleum |
Alexandra Becker
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enthält raffiniertes Erdöl
there are oils of various origin. Petroleum Base simply means that this particular oil stems from Erdoel.
In the translation you can skip the Base. Erde implies the base e.g. contrary to a Pflanzenoel which obviously has the base in plants.
Hope this helps.
PS: my son is a sendimentary (Erdoel) geologist.
In the translation you can skip the Base. Erde implies the base e.g. contrary to a Pflanzenoel which obviously has the base in plants.
Hope this helps.
PS: my son is a sendimentary (Erdoel) geologist.
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Alexandra Becker
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Raffiniertes Petroleum
Ich habe ein wenig gegoogelt, und in englischen Vergleichstexten wurde petroleum base immer in dem Sinne verwendet, dass Petroleum enthalten ist.
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Katarina Berger
: Petroleum ist nur ein bestimmter Siedebereich des Erdöls, daher würde ich Erdöl oder Petrol- (bei zusammengesetzten Worten) verwenden
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