gravning

English translation: Excavation/digging

00:20 Feb 25, 2009
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
Danish term or phrase: gravning
Hvis der ikke er en ensretning i hvordan en adresse indlæses, kan det betyde at Ordredisponenterne måske ikke kan finde en fordeler til en kunde og derfor bliver nød til at sende den til gravning.
Nina Rosvoll
Local time: 15:52
English translation:Excavation/digging
Explanation:
I wonder if they mean sending it to the department in charge of excavating or digging new holes for cable...since no existing distributor can be found for the customer, they might have to create a new excavation or digging?
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Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 15:52
Grading comment
Thanks that makes more sense.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1Excavation/digging
Lise Leavitt
4 -1grave
Suzanne Blangsted (X)


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
grave


Explanation:
sending it to the grave - literally.

Suzanne Blangsted (X)
Local time: 12:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Michael Davies: No way! If that was the intention it would have read 'gravEN' (noun) not 'gravNING' (gerund / present participle)
8 hrs
  -> yes, literally it reads digging down, but the DA-EN dictionary refers digging to the word grave, and therefore should be localized to the most commonly used words for such a sentence.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Excavation/digging


Explanation:
I wonder if they mean sending it to the department in charge of excavating or digging new holes for cable...since no existing distributor can be found for the customer, they might have to create a new excavation or digging?

Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 15:52
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Thanks that makes more sense.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Davies: yes!
1 hr
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