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Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems | | Dutch term or phrase: berlaings | Hi all
I am translating a piece about the history of coal mining in Belgium and have come across the above term twice in the following contexts:
'Aan de productieschacht vertrekt een brede loopbrug, waarover kolenberlaings, op een vierdubbel spoor, hun vracht naar de kolenwasserij-zeverij voeren.'
and
'Die containers vervangen het tijdrovende liftkooisysteem met berlaings en verhogen hiermee de productiecapaciteit van Winterslag.'
Given the context, I would guess at 'tubs' or 'carts', but I would appreciate any advice. Thank you very much. |
| helenindelftKudoZ activityQuestions: 23 (none open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 1 closed without grading) Answers: 0
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| | English translation:carts | Explanation:
It took some searching, but I can confirm your hunch :-))
In this 'Dictionnaire Picard' from 1911, I found the word 'berlaingne' (with the additional n), or 'berline':
http://booksnow2.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca4/7/dictionna...
A 'berline' is, indeed, a cart:
=> berline => http://tinyurl.com/7cjgveh
http://tinyurl.com/6mrzzm3 'berline de charbon'
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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2012-01-22 12:16:14 GMT)
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My pleasure, Helen, glad I could help. Adding the word 'charbon' did the trick. Although at first I was sure that it had to be the result of a PDF conversion gone wrong ;-) |
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 Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 12:55
| Grading comment Thanks so much Sindy! I was really stumped by this one!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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11 hrs confidence:  carts
Explanation:
It took some searching, but I can confirm your hunch :-))
In this 'Dictionnaire Picard' from 1911, I found the word 'berlaingne' (with the additional n), or 'berline':
http://booksnow2.scholarsportal.info/ebooks/oca4/7/dictionna...
A 'berline' is, indeed, a cart:
=> berline => http://tinyurl.com/7cjgveh
http://tinyurl.com/6mrzzm3 'berline de charbon'
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Note added at 1 day5 hrs (2012-01-22 12:16:14 GMT)
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My pleasure, Helen, glad I could help. Adding the word 'charbon' did the trick. Although at first I was sure that it had to be the result of a PDF conversion gone wrong ;-)
| Sindy Cremer
Ireland
Local time: 12:55
Native speaker of:  Dutch
PRO pts in category: 4
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| | Grading comment | Thanks so much Sindy! I was really stumped by this one! |
| Notes to answerer
Asker: Oh wow, thanks so much Sindy! That's fantastic - I couldn't even get any Google hits so was very confused as to the origin of the word. Thanks for clearing that up!
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