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English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Paper / Paper Manufacturing / Papierkonservierung | | English term or phrase: deterioration | Written texts, documents and manuscripts are a very important part of European cultural and historical heritage, held in national libraries, museums and private collections. The deterioration of these texts over time presents a challenge for those who rely on the material for historical studies.
Mir fällt einfach nicht der passende Begriff ein. Verfall ist es aber wohl nicht ... |
| | | Zerfall(sprozess) od. Degradation(sprozess) | Explanation:
siehe Fachbeitrag in zitierter Quelle
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Note added at 7 mins (2003-10-08 10:33:40 GMT)
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Ich denke, dass es hier um die Dokumente als Ganzes geht und nicht nur um den darin enthaltenen Text/die Schrift an sich.
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Note added at 28 mins (2003-10-08 10:54:49 GMT)
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Zerfall bzw. Schädigung/Schäden durch... (dann ist das Feuer mit drin) |
| Selected response from:
  Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 03:05
| Grading comment Vielen Dank an alle, gefallen hat mir auch die Umschreibung mit "Verschlechterung des Zustands ..."
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The translation workplace 
peer agreement (net): +5