válvula de purga de aire
/balbula de puɾɡa de aiɾe/from spelling rules
The English phrase air release valve is translated into Spanish as válvula de purga de aire.
This phrase refers to a valve used to let trapped air escape from a pipe or tank.
Which one should you use?
In some technical contexts, válvula de venteo de aire can be used instead of válvula de purga de aire to describe the release of air.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, only the first noun 'válvula' is pluralized, resulting in válvulas de purga de aire.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, purga can refer to a technical valve release but also to the act of medicinal purging or clearing a system of impurities.
- The word válvula comes from the Latin diminutive valvula, which originally meant a 'small leaf' of a door.
- In many Spanish-speaking technical industries, the word purga is used not just for air, but for the process of draining liquids or removing impurities from a system.
Examples in context
- Por favor, instale una válvula de desfogue de aire en el tanque de almacenamiento.Please install an air release valve in the storage tank.
- Necesitamos revisar la válvula de purga de aire del sistema de tuberías.We need to check the air release valve in the piping system.
- Ya encontré la válvula de desahogo de aire para el calentador de agua.I found the air release valve for the water heater.
- Asegúrate de que la válvula de escape de aire en el sistema de calefacción funcione correctamente.Make sure the air release valve in the heating system is functioning properly.
- La válvula de purga de aire está bloqueada.The air release valve is blocked.
- Necesitamos instalar una válvula de purga de aire nueva.We need to install a new air release valve.
- Revisa si la válvula de purga de aire funciona bien.Check if the air release valve is working well.
Example conversation
A maintenance worker and a supervisor are inspecting a water tank.
- María¿Has revisado la válvula de purga de aire?Have you checked the air release valve?
- JavierSí, María, la válvula de purga de aire funciona correctamente.Yes, María, the air release valve is working correctly.
- MaríaPerfecto, entonces podemos cerrar el sistema.Perfect, then we can close the system.
- JavierDe acuerdo, yo me encargo del cierre.Okay, I will take care of the shutdown.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries aire, de, purga, válvula, CC BY-SA 4.0.
