EPIs

English translation: IPE (Individual Protective Equipment)

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Spanish term or phrase:EPIs
English translation:IPE (Individual Protective Equipment)
Entered by: Lisa McCarthy

18:44 Jul 4, 2009
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: EPIs
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Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 12:29
IPE (Individual Protection Equipment)
Explanation:
EPIs is an acronym for Equipos de Protección Individual
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Pamela Faber Benitez
Spain
Local time: 12:29
Grading comment
Many thanks, Pamela!
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4 +5IPE (Individual Protection Equipment)
Pamela Faber Benitez


  

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IPE (Individual Protection Equipment)


Explanation:
EPIs is an acronym for Equipos de Protección Individual

Pamela Faber Benitez
Spain
Local time: 12:29
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Many thanks, Pamela!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José J. Martínez: Si
1 min

agree  Jennifer Levey: Yes - but the usual term in English is "individual protectIVE equipment". Example: http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/policy/army/fm/3-4...
5 mins

agree  David Jessop: Not according to the FreeDictionary... http://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Individual Protection ...
35 mins

agree  liz askew: protectIVE. House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 6 Feb 2004 (pt 8) Mr. Ingram: All Challenger 2 crew members are equipped with a full set of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) Individual Protective Equipment (IPE), ... www.publications.parliam
1 hr

agree  Rafael Molina Pulgar
1 hr
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