French term
France
Literature, Academia, Cinema
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: French to English, English
manipulations nécessaires
A document about the technical aspects of a humanitarian water trucking operation, for use in future water trucking operations. The most literal translation ("necessary manipulations") does not sound natural to me. I'd appreciate your input!
| 4 | necessary applications/uses/operations |
Sara Rodriguez
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| 4 | necessary adjustments |
Lara Barnett
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| 4 | necessary preparation |
Bashiqa
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| 3 | necessary set-up steps |
Sean Sheahan
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Non-PRO (1): cc in nyc
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Proposed translations
United States
Ready to work in English/Spanish/French
Native in: English (Variants: US South, US) 
, Spanish (Variant: US)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English, French to English, and 3 more.
necessary applications/uses/operations
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African) 
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
necessary adjustments
Or even "required adjustments"
"Keep the pump running and test the water again after 2 hours, then make the NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTS until the alkalinity measures 80 to 150 ppm. "
necessary preparation
France
'In other words'
Native in: English
Works in: English to French, French to English, Irish to English
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