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verblecht

English translation: cladded

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German term or phrase:verblecht
English translation:cladded
Entered by: Carolyn Brice

19:22 Feb 11, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
German term or phrase: verblecht
Der L-förmige Betonfertigteil wurde dann mittels Edelstahl-Gewindestangen im Abstand von mehreren Metern an der Betondecke des letzten Geschosses verankert. Der innere Schenkel des Winkels, der auch der Abdichtung des Flachdaches als Hochzug dient, wurde abschließend noch verblecht.

Help! This is a text about the Passivhaus construction standard, and is describing how a particular building was built. This part is about the roof parapets.
Carolyn Brice
Greece
Local time: 04:51
cladded
Explanation:
clad = cover with a protective layer, bond one layer of metal to another

cladding = act of covering with a protective layer; act of bonding one layer of metal to another.

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Frosty
Local time: 03:51
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3 +2cladded
Frosty
5clad with metal sheet flashing
gwalkiden
3 +1plated
Petra Raspel (X)


  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
plated


Explanation:
"Blech" is normally sheet metal or structural steel. Sheets of over 1 cm are called "plates" in construction.

Petra Raspel (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:51
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

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agree  lone (X)
1 hr
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
cladded


Explanation:
clad = cover with a protective layer, bond one layer of metal to another

cladding = act of covering with a protective layer; act of bonding one layer of metal to another.

Might work?

Frosty
Local time: 03:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 63
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman
8 mins
  -> Thanks, Andrew
neutral  Petra Raspel (X): I only know "cladding" as metal on metal myself, just as you mentioned. But she mentioned metal on concrete here? Not too sure now ...
33 mins
  -> Cladding can also be a material-type substance, as in the felt-like material for minimising the freezing of water pipes.
agree  Teresa Reinhardt: cladded or faced
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Teresa
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
clad with metal sheet flashing


Explanation:
Blech is metal sheeting, used in this case to cover and exposed structural elements as part of the waterproofng fabric. A flashing is a general term in this context

gwalkiden
Local time: 03:51
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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