Translation request: methanol heel
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I would like to ask whether it is appropriate to use the term \"residuals\" to translate \"heel\" in the phrase \"Is there methanol heel in the vessel?\" This post was last edited by wangviolet on 2009-2-10 15:16]
Agree with the original poster’s translation: It can be made more concise; “heel” can simply be translated as “residual”. Is there methanol in the vessel? Are there any residual methanol in the container?
It seems we discussed a similar topic before; I can’t remember exactly which word was used. I even replied to that post back then – if you have time, check out my reply. (My internet connection is not working properly right now.) -----Got it. See http://bbs.hcbbs.com/viewthread.php?tid=210347&highlight=slip# for mathane slip. This post was last edited by echommm on 2009-2-6 14:18.]
Thank you! I also learned the word \"slip\".
“Is there any methanol residual liquid in the vessel? Using the term \"residuals\" to translate \"heel\" is too vague; \"methanol residual liquid\" should be used instead.
Give me a bit more context and I think I can guess it
I’m sorry; the person who asked me gave me only that sentence, so I can only guess. So the context couldn’t be provided. In the future, I will try to provide more clues when asking questions. Thank you!
Two explanations were found: h: the proportion of gas remaining in the container (heel). Heels mean leftovers; remainder; remnant (things that are left over, usually used in plural form). It seems like “echo” is a good choice – but does it refer to remnants or to excess reactants? I’m curious though why it’s called heel? :Lol, vocabulary becomes our Achilles’ heel!:lol