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bearer

German translation: Stütze

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English term or phrase:bearer
German translation:Stütze
Entered by: Thomas Zeisler

09:33 Mar 20, 2007
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: bearer
Holzbau für Heimwerker
A Hanger can avoid the use of a post adjacent to a building. Ideal for: Fixing joists to main barers
Danke für eure Hilfe!
Thomas Zeisler
Canada
Local time: 10:00
Stütze
Explanation:
Seems to me that you might have a typo for bearer (try googling joist and bearer together). I guess that would be Stütze or Träger then.
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Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 17:00
Grading comment
Thanks Melanie!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +3Stütze
Melanie Nassar


  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
barer
Stütze


Explanation:
Seems to me that you might have a typo for bearer (try googling joist and bearer together). I guess that would be Stütze or Träger then.

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 17:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Thanks Melanie!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jccantrell: Would be my understanding, too. I would have suggested Träger but yours is just as good.
3 hrs
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): yes, the spelling threw me off at first, bearer makes sense as Stützte
5 hrs
agree  Sonia Heidemann
10 hrs
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