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Hydroschall

English translation: underwater sound/noise

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German term or phrase:Hydroschall
English translation:underwater sound/noise
Entered by: Jon Fedler

05:23 Jan 23, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Environment & Ecology / Marine Ecology
German term or phrase: Hydroschall
From an environmental impact study for a planned offshore windpower park

Einige Untersuchungen konnten bisher nicht durchgeführt werden, weil noch genaue Kenntnisse über die Ausführung bzw. die Konstruktion der geplanten Anlagen fehlen oder weil die Untersuchungen auch kurz vor Baubeginn durchgeführt werden können. Dies bezieht sich insbesondere auf Untersuchungen zu *Hydroschall*emissionen und -immissionen.
Jon Fedler
Local time: 12:31
underwater sound/noise
Explanation:
... depending on the general "mood" of the text.
CL 2, because it doesn't sound that scientific ...
Selected response from:

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 11:31
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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3hydrosound
Herbert Eppel
2 +1hydroacoustics
adosanis
2 +1underwater sound/noise
Bernd Runge
Summary of reference entries provided
Underwater noise
Adriana Sandru

  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
hydrosound


Explanation:
Just a guess, but I generally find that literal translations often work quite well, and googling certainly reveals relevant documents.

Herbert Eppel
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
hydroacoustics


Explanation:
http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/hydroacoustics.html

adosanis
Local time: 12:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Turkish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rebecca Garber: hydroacoustic emissions fit the register of the text better than noise.
9 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
underwater sound/noise


Explanation:
... depending on the general "mood" of the text.
CL 2, because it doesn't sound that scientific ...

Bernd Runge
Germany
Local time: 11:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adriana Sandru: underwater noise, digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/8738/1/SS0228.pdf
5 hrs
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Reference comments


7 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Underwater noise

Reference information:
http://www.offshorewindfarms.co.uk/Pages/Publications/Archiv...

Adriana Sandru
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Bernd Runge
2 days 18 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank! :-)
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