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German term or phrase:	Abmauerung
English translation:	walling off
Entered by:	Jonathan Fedler

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6:19am Jul 26, 2007

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German term or phrase: Abmauerung

From a list of renovations carried out in a group of adjoining apartment blocks:

"Abmauerung*der Mieterelkeller mit Einbau von Sichtschutztüren",

Jonathan Fedler

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Israel

walling off

Explanation:
Sounds like they are creating little compartments in the basement or something like that.

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Stuart Dykes
Germany

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walling off

Stuart Dykes

walling in (or bricking in)

Dr. Fred Thomson

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peer agreement (net): +2

walling off

Explanation:
Sounds like they are creating little compartments in the basement or something like that.

Stuart Dykes
Germany
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English
PRO pts in category: 39

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13 mins confidence:

walling in (or bricking in)

Explanation:
Sealing (in) comes to mind as one additional possibility.

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Note added at 8 hrs (2007-07-26 14:40:03 GMT)
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Consider using "partitioning."

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
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English
PRO pts in category: 182

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German: Abmauerung

English translation: walling off