Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
verdiepte ligging
English translation:
railway cutting
Added to glossary by
Siobhan Schoonhoff-Reilly
Mar 24, 2006 13:34
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Netherlands
Tailoring to your specific needs
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English
verdiepte ligging
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Orthopaedics
Not much to go on here. Single line entry in a C.V. under 'work experience'
- verdiepte ligging (alternatief) spoorwegtrace.
TIA
- verdiepte ligging (alternatief) spoorwegtrace.
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | railway cutting |
Dave Calderhead
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| 2 | open trench |
Harry Borsje
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| 1 | positioned below ground level? |
LouisV (X)
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Proposed translations
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Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Netherlands
Reliable translations, reasonable rates
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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87
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railway cutting
is the English for the type of open rail sections below normal ground level, especially in hilly countrysides.
That would seem to be appropriate in this context.
That would seem to be appropriate in this context.
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Comment: "Thank you Dave. I reckon that you are on the right track (!). Thanks too to Harry & Louis for your suggestions."
41 mins
Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Works in field
Netherlands
Communicate technology with passion
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
:
122
open trench
waarschijnlijk gerelateerd aan Betuwelijn of HSL-tracé; de typisch NL term verdiepte ligging komt ~overeen met toepassing van een tunnelbak...
9 hrs
positioned below ground level?
As you said, not much to go on
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