bouw-fase

English translation: construction phase

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Dutch term or phrase:bouwfase
English translation:construction phase
Entered by: Peter Steenbergen

08:59 Jun 30, 2000
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
Dutch term or phrase: bouw-fase
Still on the partitions... this concerns a construction "op de tweede verdieping van de tweede bouw-fase". To translate this as "phase" makes little sense. Any ideas?
Simon Jones (X)
Local time: 17:10
construction phase
Explanation:
A construction project in which an entire neighbourhood (Dutch: wijk) is built, is divided into several construction phases (Dutch: bouwfases) each lasting a year or so since it takes about a year to build a house.
Your sentence refers to the stage at which the second floor is built of the houses in the second construstion phase of the entire project.
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Peter Steenbergen
Netherlands
Local time: 18:10
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Summary of answers provided
nabuilding-stage
Evert DELOOF-SYS
naphase
Miet Vanaudenaerde
naconstruction phase
Peter Steenbergen


  

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24 mins
building-stage


Explanation:
What about 'building-stage' ?

Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Local time: 18:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in FlemishFlemish
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37 mins
phase


Explanation:
'Verdieping' may not be accurate.
=> construction of level II of phase II.

Miet Vanaudenaerde
Canada
Local time: 12:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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1 hr
construction phase


Explanation:
A construction project in which an entire neighbourhood (Dutch: wijk) is built, is divided into several construction phases (Dutch: bouwfases) each lasting a year or so since it takes about a year to build a house.
Your sentence refers to the stage at which the second floor is built of the houses in the second construstion phase of the entire project.

Peter Steenbergen
Netherlands
Local time: 18:10
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in pair: 11
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Thanks a lot!
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