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een zeer grote groepen

English translation: groepenkast = distribution board, consumer unit


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Dutch term or phrase:een zeer grote groepen en verdeelkast
English translation:groepenkast = distribution board, consumer unit
Entered by: Lucy Simpson
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12:21 Nov 16, 2004
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Dutch term or phrase: een zeer grote groepen
I know we've had something similar with singular/plural, but I still can't make any sense out of this:

Daar was tegen de muur een zeer grote groepen en verdeelkast en betsturingskast aangebracht.
Lucy Simpson
Local time: 22:29
groepenkast = distribution board, consumer unit
Explanation:
Moet zijn: een zeer grote groepen- en verdeelkast en besturingskast.

Voor een vertaling en uitleg van het begrip groepenkast, zie:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/483211
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Joost Simons
Local time: 23:29
Grading comment
You're so right, Ken - a hyphen would have pointed me in the right direction. I didn't realise I was looking for a groepenkast. Many thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3groepenkast = distribution board, consumer unit
Joost Simons
4a very large
Kate Hudson


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
groepenkast = distribution board, consumer unit


Explanation:
Moet zijn: een zeer grote groepen- en verdeelkast en besturingskast.

Voor een vertaling en uitleg van het begrip groepenkast, zie:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/483211

Joost Simons
Local time: 23:29
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
You're so right, Ken - a hyphen would have pointed me in the right direction. I didn't realise I was looking for a groepenkast. Many thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: absolutely (let's hear it for hyphens!)
27 mins
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agree  Antoinette Verburg
1 hr
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agree  Claudia Ait-Touati
9 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a very large


Explanation:
A very large electricity group and distribution cabinet is how this should be read.
This is an electricity cabinet for the distribution of electricity around a building. This is divided in to groups which in the Netherlands then each have their own fuse in the fuse box.

Kate Hudson
Netherlands
Local time: 23:29
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 222
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