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09:48 Jun 7, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / typo for dakvlak
Dutch term or phrase: dakvalk
"De secties van de draagstructuur van het glazen dakvalk van Hall C zijn veel te klein voor de overspanning, het gewicht van het glas en van de mobiele lasten."

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Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27


Summary of answers provided
5roof
Dave Greatrix
3 +1surfaceKirsten Bodart
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explanation (in Dutch)
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
surface


Explanation:
I am not completely sure, but I am reasonably convinced that it is a typo. the 84 hits on google have many second 'dakvlak's in their sentences, and no definition in any online dictionary.

Kirsten Bodart
Germany
Local time: 23:27
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kate Hudson: It's a typo!
0 min

neutral  Dave Greatrix: Dakvlak refers to the area taken up by the roof. Could be "surface area", but "surface" could be misleading especially as roofs have a variety of "surface finishes".
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1 day23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
roof


Explanation:
You could say "roof area" or in this case "glazed roof area". However, "glazed roof" is what it is.

"glazed roof area"

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
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17 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: explanation (in Dutch)

Reference information:
Opzoeken: Dakvlak

1.
Dakvlak
[ bouwkundige termen] Een hellend vlak in een dak. Een ander woord voor dakvlak is dakschild.
Gevonden op hhttp://www.architectenweb.nl/aweb/archipedia/archipedia.asp?...

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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

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agree  Kate Hudson
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Jun 7, 2011 - Changes made by writeaway:
Language pairFlemish to English => Dutch to English
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