länshållning

English translation: dewatering

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Swedish term or phrase:länshållning
English translation:dewatering
Entered by: Sven Petersson

13:36 Mar 1, 2010
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology / Geotechnical conditions for tunnel blasting
Swedish term or phrase: länshållning
Related to the prevention of leakage of surface water into shafts
Lars Palmer
Brazil
Local time: 10:09
dewatering
Explanation:
:o)
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 15:09
Grading comment
Tack Sven!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1dewatering
Sven Petersson
4unwatering
Ingemar Kinnmark


  

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unwatering


Explanation:
Reference:

Engström

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Note added at 14 mins (2010-03-01 13:50:57 GMT)
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dewatering

is also in Engström

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-03-01 13:51:59 GMT)
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To be precise:

dewatering and unwatering are both translations for länshållning in Engström

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-03-01 15:39:10 GMT)
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See also the Proz KudoZ entry:

Swedish
länshållning
English
dewatering

and the discussion of alternative translations.

Link: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/swedish_to_english/construction_ci...



Ingemar Kinnmark
Local time: 09:09
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 28
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dewatering


Explanation:
:o)


    Reference: http://www.swepump.org/p2181/files/Swepump_matrikel_juli_08....
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 15:09
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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Tack Sven!

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