عبارة

English translation: Aquedct or other types of road Tunnels or crossings

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Arabic term or phrase:عبارة
English translation:Aquedct or other types of road Tunnels or crossings
Entered by: mystery777

10:57 May 7, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Arabic term or phrase: عبارة
الأعمال الخرسانية لعبارات الطريق----

تسوية و تحضير السطح تحت العبارة لزوم أسفل أساسات الحوائط الخرسانية -------
mystery777
Aquedct or other types of road Tunnels or crossings
Explanation:
there is enough details in your texts for accurate term, but however
An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct

if not to convey water, the translation will be changed to fit the new use
see for other uses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_tunnel




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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-07 12:22:21 GMT)
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Sorry i meant "there is no enough details...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-07 12:42:05 GMT)
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Aqueduct not Aquedct
Selected response from:

Khalid Nasir
Iraq
Local time: 12:25
Grading comment
Thanks! Guess this one pretty much sums it up!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1tunnel
Moodi
4 +1Aquedct or other types of road Tunnels or crossings
Khalid Nasir
5passage
amky


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tunnel


Explanation:
Usually, Service tunnel

Moodi
Local time: 12:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 141

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mohamed Salaheldin: road tunnel
24 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Aquedct or other types of road Tunnels or crossings


Explanation:
there is enough details in your texts for accurate term, but however
An aqueduct is an artificial channel that is constructed to convey water from one location to another.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aqueduct

if not to convey water, the translation will be changed to fit the new use
see for other uses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road_tunnel




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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-07 12:22:21 GMT)
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Sorry i meant "there is no enough details...

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-05-07 12:42:05 GMT)
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Aqueduct not Aquedct


Khalid Nasir
Iraq
Local time: 12:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks! Guess this one pretty much sums it up!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Yeah, I think it depends on the context... if it is for water, then aqueduct... if not so, then usually it is some sort of a tunnel or passage.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hani Hassaan: Thank you dear Khalid
13 mins
  -> Thanks dear Hani
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
passage


Explanation:
a way through or along which someone or something may pass


    Reference: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3A+passage&btnG=...
amky
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 12:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
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