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French to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / river transport | | French term or phrase: convoi poussé | le transport fluvial possède des atouts non négligeables...pour transporter 4400 tonnes un seul convoi poussé est nécessaire. Is there a specific term to be here?
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| | | push tow | Explanation:
The German term is "Schubverband"
push tow [naut.] der Schubverband
pusher train [naut.] der Schubverband
pushing unit [naut.] der Schubverband
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lang=de&lp=ende&search=Schubverband
Pusher Train hat 267 Google hits
Pushing Unit hat 2.100 Google hits, but not much of nautical subject
Push Tow has 7.200 Google hits (mostly with nautical background)
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 Johannes Gleim
Local time: 02:47
| Grading comment Thanks. I've added convoy to your term. Here the text is not referring to the units but the group of units that make up the convoy. See http://209.85.173.132/search?q=cache:XJKV16CaBQUJ:www.bondbeterleefmilieu.be/dl.php%3Fi%3D
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| Jan 24, 2009 - Changes made by Johannes Gleim: | | Created KOG entry | KudoZ term => KOG term |
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