abflusslose Sammelgrube

English translation: drainage-free catch basin

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German term or phrase:abflusslose Sammelgrube
English translation:drainage-free catch basin
Entered by: danilingua

08:26 Jul 8, 2002
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German term or phrase: abflusslose Sammelgrube
no-drain collecting pit?

es geht um Abwassersysteme, wieder ein Schlagwort im Geschaeftsbericht
danilingua
Germany
Local time: 13:47
drainage-free catch basin
Explanation:
in US. Not collecting pit
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gangels (X)
Local time: 06:47
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2drainless collecting pit
Elisabeth Ghysels
4 +1drainless catchpit
Sabine Tietge
4 +1drainless function chamber
Mats Wiman
4 +1drainless function chamber, doline
Johannes Gleim
4 +1sealed collection pit/basin
JFlatau
4drainage-free catch basin
gangels (X)


  

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drainless collecting pit


Explanation:
would be my suggestion (reference is for drainless.
Greetings,

Nikolaus


    Reference: http://hem.dis.anl.gov/eehem/96/960905.html
Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 13:47
PRO pts in category: 11

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agree  conny
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agree  Steffen Walter
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drainless catchpit


Explanation:
Sammelgrube f BAU catchpit, collecting pit


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Sabine Tietge
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

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agree  Steffen Walter
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drainless function chamber


Explanation:
Ernst:
Sammelgrube f (Abwasser) / function chamber


    Ernst 2000+Engstr�m+MW
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 13:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 37

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agree  Сергей Лузан: That's what I've heard from ecologists.
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drainless function chamber, doline


Explanation:
Da mir die im Ernst gefundene Übersetzung "function chamber" nicht gefiel, habe ich im DIN-Normenverzeicht (beuth.de) nachgesehen und keine Treffer gefunden. Anschließend habe ich Eurodicautom konsultiert. Dort gab es den Begriff "doline" = Doline. Allerdings wird dies wieder als "sinkhole" (Sickergrube) bezeichnet, was es anscheinend nicht ist. Auch die Ausdrücke "pit", "hole" und "sump" deuten auf Versickern.


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
Johannes Gleim
Local time: 13:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 322

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agree  Сергей Лузан
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sealed collection pit/basin


Explanation:
basin is more the american type, pit is used more in england

JFlatau
Local time: 13:47
PRO pts in category: 2

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agree  stefana
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
drainage-free catch basin


Explanation:
in US. Not collecting pit

gangels (X)
Local time: 06:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 243
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