Feb 3, 2004 13:51
20 yrs ago
German term
Staukörper
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
"Weiterhin sind Schwermetallbelastungen, überwiegend Quecksilber, aus der ehemaligen Kyananlage im unmittelbaren Umfeld der Anlage bis zum ersten Staukörper - 13 m unter GOK - gelangt, jedoch noch nicht im tiefer gelegenen Grundwasserleiter nachweisbar"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | barrier |
Armorel Young
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| 4 | Dam |
David Moore (X)
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| 2 | blockage, blocking element |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
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3 hrs
Selected
barrier
seems to me to be the best all-purpose term
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Comment: "Thanks!"
10 mins
Dam
I'm not swearing - it's just something the water builds up against, and it doesn't have to be man-made; beavers make these too....
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Note added at 2004-02-03 14:02:28 (GMT)
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barrier, barrage are two more terms you might use too.
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Note added at 2004-02-03 14:02:28 (GMT)
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barrier, barrage are two more terms you might use too.
27 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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275
German term (edited):
Stauk�rper
blockage, blocking element
might fit, for some strange reason Langenscheidt describes "Staukörper" as "storage horizon", must be a misprint?
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Note added at 29 mins (2004-02-03 14:20:39 GMT)
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\"accumulation\"?
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Note added at 29 mins (2004-02-03 14:20:39 GMT)
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\"accumulation\"?
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