Glossary entry

Arabic term or phrase:

ح.ق/ك. وات

English translation:

hp/kW

Added to glossary by Dina Ali
May 26, 2009 19:34
14 yrs ago
Arabic term

ح.ف/ك. وات

Arabic to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering
من ضمن مواصفات فنية لسفينة
ح.ف/ك. وات: ..........................................
Proposed translations (English)
5 +2 hp/kW
3 +1 kilowatt/horse power
3 H.F/K.WAT

Discussion

hassan zekry May 27, 2009:
horsepower 1 horsepower = 0.7457 kilowatts

Proposed translations

+2
10 hrs
Selected

hp/kW

it is a convention to use "small" k to abbreviate Kilo, and just W to abbreviate watt. Horse power is usually abbreviated in small letters hp (not HP or H/P).
I am assuming of course we are talking about
ح ق وليس ح ف لكى تعنى حصان قدرة (أو قدرة بالحصان)
Peer comment(s):

agree Lina Shehabi Murad (Mourant) : Exactly.
1 hr
Thanks a lot Lina !
agree Ahmad Batiran : The valid abbr. (h.p. and HP) acc. to Oxford's. In Arabic it is قوة حصان، حصان بخاري. It's a measure of the power of an engine, etc.
7 hrs
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14 mins

H.F/K.WAT

I can't really see any other way around that.,
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+1
38 mins

kilowatt/horse power

http://193.43.36.238:8088/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom...
Unit: Kilowatt or horse power
Description: Data series on decked vessels are reported, for each country, in terms of total number (quantity) of fishing vessels, total tonnage and total power grouped by vessel length overall classes and vessel type
Peer comment(s):

agree Ahmad Batiran : You got it first I guess.
17 hrs
Many thanks Ahmad :)
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