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21:20 Nov 17, 2009

Albanian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / road construction

Albanian term or phrase: bankinë

Still backtranslating. Would you say that "bankinë" is a good word for the part of a road construction that is on both sides of the surface used by the traffic?

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Local time: 05:01

English translation:hard shoulder

Explanation:
Since it is a road/motorway/highway term, I think it is more adequate to use `hard shoulder`, just to avoid confusion from `shoulder` - as in body part.

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AstritIsm
Local time: 04:01

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hard shoulder

AstritIsm

shoulder

Sherefedin MUSTAFA

The answer is "yes"

TrueBaller

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18 mins confidence:

The answer is "yes"

Explanation:
"Bankinë" is a "jetty" or "jutty" in English and, although its main meaning is "structure that projects into a body of water to influence the current or to protect a harbor", it is also used for situations describing construction sites: a structure to protect from a construction. Hope the links attached can help.

M.

Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/jetty
Reference: http://www.lingvozone.com/main.jsp?language_id_from=23&langu...

TrueBaller
Local time: 23:01
Native speaker of:

Albanian

1 hr confidence:

shoulder

Explanation:
A hard shoulder, or simply shoulder, is a reserved area by the verge of a road or motorway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_(road)
http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vägren

The term "bankinë" is used especially in Kosovo and comes from Bosnian/Croatian/Serbian "bankina", like here:
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_serbian/construction_ci...

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-17 22:34:26 GMT)
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Just one more addition:
The real origin of the term "bankina" is the Italian word: "banchina" http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Italian_traffic_signs...

Sherefedin MUSTAFA
Netherlands
Local time: 05:01
Native speaker of:

Albanian,

Macedonian
PRO pts in category: 8

1 day16 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

hard shoulder

Explanation:
Since it is a road/motorway/highway term, I think it is more adequate to use `hard shoulder`, just to avoid confusion from `shoulder` - as in body part.

Example sentence(s):

A hard shoulder, or simply shoulder, is a reserved area by the verge of a road or motorway. Generally it is kept clear of all traffic. In the event of an emergency or breakdown, a motorist can pull into the hard shoulder to get out of the flow of traffic

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoulder_%28road%29

AstritIsm
Local time: 04:01
Native speaker of:

Albanian,

Serbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 4

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Faleminderit shumë!

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