på buk

English translation: on trestles

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Danish term or phrase:på buk
English translation:on trestles
Entered by: Christine Andersen

04:07 Nov 30, 2007
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances
Danish term or phrase: på buk
Såfremt modtager efter vores vurdering ikke er klar til oplægning, afl everes pladerne **på buk** uden efterfølgende godtgørelse.

I do not know this expression in this context (salgsbetingelser). How could I translate it?

Tak paa forhand,
Maria
Maria Rosich Andreu
Spain
Local time: 13:26
on trestles
Explanation:
on trestles

According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary a trestle is, among other things:

trestle
· n.
1 a framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a table top.
2...
3...

The supplier will deliver the boards in a suitable place on trestles to keep them off the ground.

(The 'plader' are probably too large to be delivered on pallets.)
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Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 13:26
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Tusind tak, det passer fint!
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on trestles


Explanation:
on trestles

According to the Concise Oxford Dictionary a trestle is, among other things:

trestle
· n.
1 a framework consisting of a horizontal beam supported by two pairs of sloping legs, used in pairs to support a flat surface such as a table top.
2...
3...

The supplier will deliver the boards in a suitable place on trestles to keep them off the ground.

(The 'plader' are probably too large to be delivered on pallets.)


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 13:26
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Tusind tak, det passer fint!
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