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English term or phrase:	talus slide
German translation:	Hangschutt
Entered by:	Alan Johnson

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2:58pm Jan 19, 2005

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Geology

English term or phrase: talus slide

Schafjagd in Kanada - Umgebungsbeschreibung:
The canyon was surrounded on 3 sides by peaks and talus slides.

Oliver Giesser

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Germany

Hangschutt

Explanation:
Ist korrekt. Eine Halde ist ganz was anderes. Das "slide" ist eigentlich überflüssig, aber man könnte evtl. Hangschuttrutschungen (Hangschutt-Rutschungen?) draus machen.

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Alan Johnson
Germany

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Hangschutt

Alan Johnson

Schutthalde

Jonathan MacKerron

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9 mins confidence:

Schutthalde

Explanation:
is what Muret-Sanders offers for "talus" = Schutthaldeschlitterbahn??

Jonathan MacKerron
Germany
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English
PRO pts in category: 12

46 mins confidence:

Hangschutt

Explanation:
Ist korrekt. Eine Halde ist ganz was anderes. Das "slide" ist eigentlich überflüssig, aber man könnte evtl. Hangschuttrutschungen (Hangschutt-Rutschungen?) draus machen.

Alan Johnson
Germany
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English
PRO pts in category: 55

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Dankeschön!

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English: talus slide

German translation: Hangschutt