Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
buttresses
Danish translation:
stræbepille / stræbesøjle
Added to glossary by
Tina sejbjerg
Mar 3, 2009 18:26
15 yrs ago
English term
Netherlands
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buttresses
English to Danish
Art/Literary
Architecture
Romanesque
The space between two adjacent load-bearing elements (columns, piers, buttresses). It generally refers to the space delimited by four columns or piers and covered by cross-vaulting, situated in the nave or aisles of a church.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | stræbepille / stræbesøjle |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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References
| Buttress |
Mette Melchior
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Proposed translations
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stræbepille / stræbesøjle
Hovmands illustrerede byggeordbog
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Mette Melchior
: Ja, som oversættelse af "buttress". Det passer dog ikke med den beskrivelse, der er indsat?
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asptech
: I Sverige använder vi det franska ordet "kontrefort" för en stabiliserande väggförstärkning, såvitt jag förstår innebär "stræbesøjle" och för den delen också "buttress" samma sak.
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NetLynx
: Specielt til asptech: På dansk hedder det også 'contrefort'.
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Comment: "Mange tak"
Reference comments
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Mette Melchior
Sweden
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Sweden
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Reference:
Buttress
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