relief valve in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for relief valve in the English»French Dictionary

relief valve N

relief valve

soupape f de sûreté

Translations for relief valve in the English»French Dictionary

valve [Brit valv, Am vælv] N

1. valve:

valve (in machine, engine)

soupape f

valve (on tyre, football)

valve f

2. valve ANAT (of organ):

valve

valvule f

3. valve (of mollusc, fruit):

valve

valve f

4. valve (on brass instrument):

valve

piston m

5. valve Brit ELECTRON:

valve

lampe f

relief [Brit rɪˈliːf, Am rəˈlif] N

1. relief (from pain, distress, anxiety):

relief

soulagement m

(greatly) to my relief

à mon grand soulagement

it was a relief to them that …

ils ont été soulagés que …

+ subj it was a relief to hear that/to see that …

j'ai été soulagé d'apprendre que/de voir que …

to bring or give relief to sb

apporter du soulagement à qn

to seek relief from depression in drink

chercher un soulagement à sa dépression dans la boisson

that's a relief!

c'est un soulagement!

2. relief (alleviation):

relief (of poverty)

allégement m

tax/debt relief

allégement fiscal/des dettes

methods of pain relief MED

méthodes contre la douleur

3. relief (help):

relief

aide f

relief

secours m

famine relief

aide aux victimes de la famine

to come to the relief of sb

venir à l'aide or au secours de qn

to send relief to

envoyer des secours à

to send relief to attr operation

de secours

to send relief to programme, project

d'aide

4. relief Am (financial assistance):

relief

aides fpl sociales

to be on relief

bénéficier des aides sociales

5. relief (diversion):

relief

divertissement m

to provide light relief

apporter un peu de divertissement

he reads magazines for light relief

il lit des magazines pour se distraire

6. relief MIL (of garrison, troops):

relief

délivrance f (of de)

7. relief:

relief ART, ARCHIT, GEOG

relief m

high/low relief

haut-/bas-relief

in relief

en relief

to bring or throw sth into relief

mettre qc en relief

to stand out in (sharp) relief against

se détacher (nettement) sur

8. relief (replacement on duty):

relief

relève f

relief attr driver, guard

de relève

9. relief (supplementary) attr:

relief bus, train, service

supplémentaire

10. relief LAW (of grievance):

relief

réparation f

relief valve in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for relief valve in the English»French Dictionary

valve [vælv] N

1. valve (intake, outflow control):

valve

soupape f

valve on tyre

valve f

2. valve (part of organs):

valve

valvule f

3. valve (instrument part):

valve

piston m

I.relief [rɪˈli:f] N

1. relief (after sth bad):

relief

soulagement m

much to my relief, to my great relief

à mon grand soulagement

to feel an incredible sense of relief

se sentir grandement soulagé

that's a relief

quel soulagement

2. relief no pl (help):

relief

aide f

tax relief

un dégrèvement fiscal

3. relief (replacement):

relief

substitut m

4. relief MIL:

relief

libération f

5. relief fig:

to throw sth into relief

mettre qc en évidence

6. relief ART, GEO:

relief

relief m

II.relief [rɪˈli:f] ADJ (substitute)

relief

de remplacement

relief valve Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

Translations for relief valve in the French»English Dictionary

soupape de surpression de sécurité

pressure relief valve

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In systems where the outlet is connected to piping, the opening of a relief valve will give a pressure build up in the piping system downstream of the relief valve.

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It is theoretically possible that, when both valves are faulty, backflow could occur, should the reverse flow rate exceed the capacity of the relief valve.

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This caused the relief valve for the pressurizer to stick open.

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