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English translation: groundworks


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Dutch term or phrase:grondbouw
English translation:groundworks
Entered by: Michael Beijer
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20:23 Aug 29, 2011
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Dutch term or phrase: grondbouw
"Vos Civiele Techniek is een bestratingsbedrijf uit Epe dat u voorziet in bestratingswerkzaamheden, ***grondbouw*** en weg- en waterbouw.

Vos Civiele Techniek is uw gedegen bestratingsbedrijf uit Epe dat uiteraard bestratingswerk verzorgt voor de omgeing van Apeldoorn. Daarnaast doet het bedrijf ook aan ***grondbouw***. Het bedrijf treft bovendien de voorzieningen voor weg- en waterbouw. Door onze professionele aanpak en ervaren personeel hebben wij in het verleden keer op keer bewezen de beste keuze te zijn voor alle bestratingswerkzaamheden en aanverwante zaken. Ons vaste en tevreden klantenbestand staat hier dan ook garant voor. Bij al onze werkzaamheden verliezen wij de esthetiek nooit uit het oog. Zo leveren wij mooie bestrating op, die naast functioneel ook nog een lust voor het oog zal zijn."
Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
Groundworks
Explanation:
"Goundworks" refers to the intallation of pipework for drainage, sewers, cables, etc. Seems the most likely in the context of road construction.

http://www.farleygroundworks.com/

Just one of thousands of "groundworks" companies.
Selected response from:

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
Grading comment
Thanks Dave! I had actually decided to use 'groundworks' too, but was curious what other people had to say about the term 'grondbouw', which is conspicuously absent from all of my dictionaries.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Groundworks
Dave Greatrix
3 +1earthworks
Sander Wiener
3 +1geotechnical construction
Bryan Crumpler
4civil engineering
Peter Moor


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
civil engineering


Explanation:
As per "Ontroerend Goed Lexicon"

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Note added at 24 mins (2011-08-29 20:48:00 GMT)
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Onroerend, natuurlijk...;-0

Peter Moor
United States
Local time: 17:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alexander Schleber: That term covers everything - not specific enough.
9 hrs
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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
geotechnical construction


Explanation:
IATE gives a grade 3 reliability rating for the combined term "grond-, weg- en waterbouw" as a unit descriptor for "civil engineering constructions"

http://iate.europa.eu/iatediff/SearchByQuery.do?method=searc...

If you had to separate these for the remainder of your translation, I would presume they specifically mean:

- geotechnical construction (grondbouw)
- hydrotechnical construction (waterbouw), and
- road/highway construction (wegbouw)

These fall under geotechnical, hydraulic/hydrotechnical and highway systems engineering respectively (i.e. grondbouwkunde, waterbouwkunde, and wegbouwkunde).

Bryan Crumpler
United States
Local time: 17:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Good answer.
49 mins
neutral  Sander Wiener: Nothing on http://www.vosciviel.nl/zakelijk/grondwerken refers to geotechnical construction
6 hrs
neutral  Alexander Schleber: Nothing in the context refers to geotechnical construction either in my opinion.
8 hrs
neutral  Dave Greatrix: Bit like putting a pig in a suit. Far too glamorous for "grondbouw"
2 days15 hrs
  -> Hahaha... that's why this is a PRO question, Dave. I usually only respond with the not-so-obvious alternatives. Funny critique, nonetheless. Hahaa
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
earthworks


Explanation:
See: http://www.vosciviel.nl/zakelijk/grondwerken
"ZAKELIJK / GRONDWERKEN
De hoofdactiviteiten van Vos Civiele Techniek bestaat uit grondverzet en wegenbouw."
Seems the company uses "grondbouw" for "grondwerken", which can be translated as earthworks.

earthmoving are

Sander Wiener
Thailand
Local time: 04:27
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 1

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Schleber: In the context of the other works this sound most likely. Earthworks is what is needed for road construction.
2 hrs
neutral  Dave Greatrix: Road construction by definition involves excavation. Grondbouw is a completely different activity.
2 days8 hrs
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Groundworks


Explanation:
"Goundworks" refers to the intallation of pipework for drainage, sewers, cables, etc. Seems the most likely in the context of road construction.

http://www.farleygroundworks.com/

Just one of thousands of "groundworks" companies.


Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:27
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 96
Grading comment
Thanks Dave! I had actually decided to use 'groundworks' too, but was curious what other people had to say about the term 'grondbouw', which is conspicuously absent from all of my dictionaries.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olly Pekelharing
16 hrs
agree  Sindy Cremer
1 day20 hrs
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