Aug 3, 2009 17:01
14 yrs ago
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German term
Emissionsfracht
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Environment & Ecology
pollution
Ein Vergleich der zusätzlichen jährlichen Emissionsfrachten mit den zulässigen Vorsorgewerten zeigt, dass diese überschritten werden.
In other circumstances I would be tempted to use "loads", but this is impossible here because of the frequent presence of "Belastung" in the text which I have translated with "(pollution) load".
Any suggestions for a convincing English term?
In other circumstances I would be tempted to use "loads", but this is impossible here because of the frequent presence of "Belastung" in the text which I have translated with "(pollution) load".
Any suggestions for a convincing English term?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | emission burden |
jccantrell
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| 3 +4 | emissions load |
Armorel Young
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| 4 | quantum of emissions |
Sherin Khullar (X)
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Proposed translations
+2
2 hrs
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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21
Selected
emission burden
Would mean the same as 'load' to me, but it appears to be a term in use, at least in the USA.
Note from asker:
| Hi, Thank you for your suggestion of "burden". This worked admirably in the particular context, hence my choice of this term. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kevin Fulton
: Would work in North America, especially if "Belastung" is already used.
4 hrs
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| agree |
robin25
10 hrs
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is what I had been struggling for, but had not found."
+4
1 hr
emissions load
Would seem the obvious choice. It's difficult to comment without seeing more the text, but Belastung is often just "pollution" (withouth "load"), so it may be that you can omit "load" from your translation of "Belastung".
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steffen Walter
: Sounds like a perfectly workable approach.
13 mins
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| agree |
Anne-Marie Grant (X)
28 mins
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| agree |
Ingrid Moore
2 hrs
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| agree |
Patricia Will
: I'd just say emissions
12 hrs
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1 hr
quantum of emissions
I think the 'loading' / 'polluting' aspect is inherent in the word 'emissions' and a general quantifier is all that may be needed.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps.
Discussion
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I'm thinking they may be talking about emissions of actual freight (rail, truck, etc.) If you google "emission freight," you will see what I mean.