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muro de escollera

12:35 Oct 3, 2010
Spanish to German translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / Konstruktion
Spanish term or phrase: muro de escollera
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Veronique Madeleine


Summary of answers provided
5Brandungsmauer/Wellenbrecher
Ursula Blömken
3 +1Mauer aus großen Steinblöcken
erika rubinstein
4Wellenbrecher
Walter Blass
3Stützmauer
Karlo Heppner
Summary of reference entries provided
Íñigo G. Moya

Discussion entries: 1





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Mauer aus großen Steinblöcken


Explanation:
man bräuchte mehr Kontext

erika rubinstein
Local time: 20:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 66

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agree  Véronique Zamorano Grenzdörfer: Steinblockmauer passt gut für mich. Vielen Dank....
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Wellenbrecher


Explanation:
ohne weiteren Kontext auch Mole oder Damm. Es versteht sich, dass es mauerartig gebaut wird.

Walter Blass
Argentina
Local time: 15:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Brandungsmauer/Wellenbrecher


Explanation:
Dix - diccionario alemán<>español

Ursula Blömken
Argentina
Local time: 15:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Stützmauer


Explanation:
Ich hätte auf Stützmauer getippt.

Karlo Heppner
Mexico
Local time: 11:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 43
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference

Reference information:
"MURO DE ESCOLLERA: Muro formado por grandes bloques de roca, obtenidos mediante voladura, o escollera, de peso superior a 250 kg y de forma mas o menos prismática. (TIPOLOGIA DE MUROS DE CARRETERA. Ministerio de Fomento 1997)"
http://www.carreteros.org/normativa/diccionario/m.htm

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Íñigo G. Moya
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Véronique Zamorano Grenzdörfer: Muchas gracias.
21 hrs
  -> Un placer.
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