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08:21 Sep 6, 2013 |
Dutch to English translations [PRO] Geography | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Michael Beijer United Kingdom Local time: 01:46 | ||||||
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4 +3 | becoming covered by (drift-) sand |
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becoming covered by (drift-) sand Explanation: – overstuiving = becoming covered by (drift-) sand – overstuiven = cover with drift-sand e.g.: met zand overstuiven = cover with sand Source: – Jansonius, Dr. H.: (Nieuw) Groot Nederlands-Engels woordenboek voor studie en practijk (Numij, 1972). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2013-09-06 11:32:07 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- another term for 'overstuiving' is 'sand deposition' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2013-09-06 11:34:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (although not relevant here) 'fijne overstuiving' = 'sand spray' -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2013-09-06 11:37:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- 'However, sand deposition caused an increase in growth rate greater than expected from the amount of nutrients present in the soil (Willis 1965) and degeneration also takes place in the absence of other plant species (Hope-Simpson and Jefferies 1966, Disraeli 1984)' (http://edepot.wur.nl/121616 ) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2013-09-06 11:38:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- (oops, forgot a bold closing bracket) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2013-09-06 11:38:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-06 12:50:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ✪ overstuiving met vers mineraalrijk zand = the deposition of fresh, mineral-rich sand |
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