Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Lebendbaustoff
English translation:
organic building material
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Xenoscript
Nov 27, 2004 13:57
19 yrs ago
German term
Lebendbaustoff
German to English
Science
Something regarding fortification for conserving landscape elements in the forest
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +1 | organic building material |
Olaf Reibedanz
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| 4 | living construction material(s) |
alec_in_France
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Proposed translations
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Olaf Reibedanz
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organic building material
Not sure if this is what they mean here...
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Note added at 14 mins (2004-11-27 14:12:12 GMT) Post-grading
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Dear Xenoscript, just for your information: 1. If you ask Kudoz questions, you should wait for at least 24 hours before grading them, even if you are sure than an answer is correct; this will give colleagues from all time zones the chance to reply, and you will sometimes be surprised that someone comes up with an even better translation; 2. As an asker you are not supposed to agree or disagree to answers given. You simply wait and then you decide whom to award the points.
I am just telling you this so you know it for the next time; it was a pleasure to help you and thanks for the points anyway ;-)
Good luck with the rest of your work!
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alec_in_France
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living construction material(s)
Can only find one Google reference (see below) which refers to the use of living trees and/or plants (as distinct from "dead" timber) as construction materials e.g. to support river banks or slopes. Although they are certainly organic as well, it's the "living" part that seems the most important part of the meaning.
Reference:
http://www.fh-weihenstephan.de/la/06_skripten/bauko/bauko1/ho/downloads/ho-3_1baustoff.PDF.
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