válvula de derivación
/balbula de deɾibaθjon/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'bypass valve' is translated into Spanish as válvula de derivación.
This phrase refers to a valve used to divert fluid or gas from its main path into a secondary route.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of válvula (valve) and de derivación (of diversion/derivation).
Which one should you use?
Both válvula de derivación and válvula de desviación are formal translations for 'bypass valve'.
Did you know?
- In Spanish medical contexts, a 'bypass' surgery is often called puenteo or derivación, meaning a 'bridge'. This describes the physical creation of a new path for blood to travel around a blockage.
- The word válvula shares a common ancestor with the English word 'valve', both stemming from the Latin 'valva', which originally referred to the 'leaf of a door'.
- The term derivación is used in Spanish to describe not only fluid bypasses but also the diversion of electrical currents in a circuit.
Examples in context
- En el sistema de climatización, necesitamos instalar una válvula de derivación.In the HVAC system, we need to install a bypass valve.
- Necesitamos revisar la válvula de derivación.We need to check the bypass valve.
- La válvula de derivación está bloqueada.The bypass valve is blocked.
- Instala la válvula de derivación en el sistema.Install the bypass valve in the system.
Example conversation
Mateo and Elena are inspecting a water pipe in a factory.
- MateoElena, ¿está funcionando la válvula de derivación?Elena, is the bypass valve working?
- ElenaNo, Mateo, parece que está bloqueada.No, Mateo, it seems to be blocked.
- MateoEntonces tenemos que cambiar la válvula de derivación.Then we have to change the bypass valve.
- ElenaDe acuerdo, buscaré el repuesto ahora.Alright, I will look for the spare part now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, derivación, válvula, CC BY-SA 4.0.
