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12:30 Mar 5, 2013 |
Flemish to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering | |||||||
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3 +2 | foundations (laying) |
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koffer uitgraven: clearing space |
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foundations (laying) Explanation: From the context I can see on other sites that use this word, I think that they simply mean laying foundations. The fact that it is a 'koffer' shape or box-shape, probably wouldn't need to be specified in English as foundations are usually box-shaped anyway. I can't see any evidence for a literal translation (foundation box) being used although I did look and kept getting sites selling Asian Dub Foundation Box sets... I've seen it mentioned on a few sites as well (mainly Belgian as you say) and the fact that most mention 'funderingskoffer graven/uitgraven' leads me to believe that they are talking about digging a hole to lay foundations: Re: hoe een pad aanleggen?Jan's Tuinboek - Online planten en ...www.atuin.be › ForumEn cache - Traduire cette page +1 de vous en mode public pour ce contenu Annuler 1 message - 1 auteur - 9 févr. 2010 Je begint met een funderingskoffer te graven van ongeveer 20 à 25 cm diep. Hierin spreidt je een laag van 10 à 15 cm zandcement. Dit is zand ... KDT Admin DC 3https://enot.publicprocurement.be/enot.../viewNoticeDocument... de vous en mode public pour ce contenu Annuler Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Afficher Uitgravingen voor funderingskoffer (wegenisbeton) ..................................................... ......................................11. B.18. Uitgravingen voor funderingskoffer (fietspaden) . Gooik :: Start werkzaamheden aanleg van buitensportterreinen in ...www.gooik.be/rd9ewil812mhjc0mhjc1rh.aspxEn cache - Traduire cette page +1 de vous en mode public pour ce contenu Annuler 20 août 2012 – Zodra de funderingskoffer is uitgegraven zal er een officieel startmoment voorzien worden waarop pers, partners, sportclubs, scholen, zullen ... |
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Reference: koffer uitgraven: clearing space Reference information: Not sure how to best translate this, but the "koffer" is really the "cleared space" (sort of the "holding space") before installing any structure, be it slab, brick, pavement, etc. Here they speak of "koffer uitgraven": http://www.brico.be/wabs/nl/bouwliefhebber/print/2440/een-op... The best equivalent I can think of is subgrade preparation, although that includes more than just clearing the space: http://www.pavementinteractive.org/article/subgrade-preparat... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2013-03-05 16:42:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In addition: if you look at the activities included to install gravel in this pdf (plaatsing funderingskoffer), it implies this involves clearing the space before the installation of pavement, slab, gravel, etc. http://www.bestratingsgids.be/nidagravel.pdf |
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