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canvas dam

German translation: Stoffdämme/Dämme aus Stoffplanen


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English term or phrase:canvas dam
German translation:Stoffdämme/Dämme aus Stoffplanen
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09:19 Mar 6, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Agriculture / Farming
English term or phrase: canvas dam
We'd walk the canal banks together, me in hip boots in the waist-deep water, sparks flying from my shovel blade as I chiseled slots into the rocky ground to divert water with canvas dams.
Asaphina
Stoffdämme/Dämme aus Stoffplanen
Explanation:
canvas ist ja eigentlich Leinenstoff, aber hier scheint es mir wichtig zu sein, dass der Damm aus Stofftüchern oder Planen (und nicht aus Steinen oder Holz) gemacht ist.
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Sabine Odinga
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Local time: 07:44
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3Stoffdämme/Dämme aus Stoffplanen
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Stoffdämme/Dämme aus Stoffplanen


Explanation:
canvas ist ja eigentlich Leinenstoff, aber hier scheint es mir wichtig zu sein, dass der Damm aus Stofftüchern oder Planen (und nicht aus Steinen oder Holz) gemacht ist.

Sabine Odinga
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Local time: 07:44
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