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anyone, please help understand this... i hope this is not something funny!
>>si un temoin lumineux s'alumme et un voufleur se fait entendre, purgez l eau du a carburant en ouvrant le robinet du purgeur (1) et le bouton de la pompe!

2006-11-04 00:56:05 · 4 answers · asked by Shasha 3 in Society & Culture Languages

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I guess you get this from some manual that came with some machine or something. The French is not all that good, there are several spelling mistakes, but it means something like "if/when an alarm light turns on and a whistle is heard, pour the water of (??? this does not really make sense) the fuel by opening the faucet of the filter (1.. apparently referring to some drawing of the machine) and the button of the pump!"
So.. nothing funny, except for the poor translation into french. Probably originally some foreign machine, and the factory had a non-native speaker try to translate the manual in french.

And in case you did buy this machine: sounds like something might explode: alarm lights and escaping fumes (whistle)..brrr!
I suggest you find someone who can tell you what to do in case of that emergency // who can read the manual in the original language... lol
Greetings from Holland!

2006-11-04 01:32:01 · answer #1 · answered by icqanne 7 · 1 1

I rather think that the manufacturers of whatever device these instructions refer to used one of those wondrous online translators!

Perhaps the English text should read something like this:
"If a warning light comes on and an alarm is heard, bleed the water from the fuel tank by opening the bleed valve (1) and pressing the pump button."

However, that translation is based largely on guesswork. I think icqanne has the right idea when she suggests you have someone read the manual for you in its original version and tell you exactly what this sentence means.

2006-11-04 14:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by MamaFrog 4 · 2 0

if a luminous witness ignites and a vouflor is made hear, purge L water of A containing hydrocarbon by opening the tap of the drainer (1) and the button of the pump

2006-11-04 10:26:19 · answer #3 · answered by momoko* 2 · 0 2

Use http://www.thismeansthis.com translates most languages..

2006-11-05 04:22:08 · answer #4 · answered by anbu_nin 3 · 0 1

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