Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
санитарная емкость
English translation:
hot water tank
Added to glossary by
Susan Welsh
Jun 3, 2009 22:25
14 yrs ago
Russian term
United States
Psychology, economics, politics
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
санитарная емкость
Russian to English
Marketing
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Sorry for the stupid question, but I can't find this anywhere (toilet bowl? toilet tank? sanitary container? radiator?). It's got almost no "footprint" on the Internet--just a picture on Yandex of a radiator of some sort. The context is advertising of a product to get lime deposits off teapots, dishwasters, and other things.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | hot water tank |
Alex Khanin
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| 5 | toilet tank |
Elena Novski
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| 3 | cleaning tub or basin |
Dorene Cornwell
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Change log
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Proposed translations
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Alex Khanin
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Hebrew to Russian, and 18 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
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hot water tank
or vessel
it is made of stainless steel (or coated steel) to maintain water quality (which is however lower than that of drinking water; hence санитарная)
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Note added at 45 mins (2009-06-03 23:11:12 GMT)
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in other words санитарная means not potable (eg domestic hot water)
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Note added at 46 mins (2009-06-03 23:12:42 GMT)
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санитарная емкость = емкость для санитарной воды
it is made of stainless steel (or coated steel) to maintain water quality (which is however lower than that of drinking water; hence санитарная)
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Note added at 45 mins (2009-06-03 23:11:12 GMT)
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in other words санитарная means not potable (eg domestic hot water)
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Note added at 46 mins (2009-06-03 23:12:42 GMT)
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санитарная емкость = емкость для санитарной воды
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "It is clear that this can mean quite a few different things, but this seems like a reasonable choice for the context. Thanks to all."
7 hrs
Dorene Cornwell
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Thorough, sensitive, and idiomatic
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Spanish to English, English, and 2 more.
cleaning tub or basin
sanitary is too literal here.
cleaning tub
cleaning pan
cleaning basin
wash basin
Something like that
cleaning tub
cleaning pan
cleaning basin
wash basin
Something like that
4 hrs
Elena Novski
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Canada
Overseas Overnight
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Russian, and 1 more.
toilet tank
Toilet tank>/b> is fine, Susan, as it is used as an auxiliary device with the toilet bowl. See:
http://www.mos-amros.ru/index.php?cat=4
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-06-04 22:07:36 GMT)
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Just google the source term, Susan. Good luck!
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-06-04 22:12:03 GMT)
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Sorry, forget my reply, as it is for lime deposits off teapots. I would just put an "auxiliary tank". The source is not that accurate, why should the target be?
http://www.mos-amros.ru/index.php?cat=4
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-06-04 22:07:36 GMT)
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Just google the source term, Susan. Good luck!
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Note added at 23 hrs (2009-06-04 22:12:03 GMT)
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Sorry, forget my reply, as it is for lime deposits off teapots. I would just put an "auxiliary tank". The source is not that accurate, why should the target be?
Note from asker:
| Thanks for the reference. I wonder why it didn't come up in my Yandex search. Would you mind telling me how you found it? |
Discussion
I thought of "sanitary receptacle" -- but I can't figure out what it is! Is it some sort of euphemism?