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German: suspended ceilings

English translation: suspended ceilings







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German term or phrase:abgehängte Decken, Zwischendecken
English translation: suspended ceilings
Entered by:SianF
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
German term or phrase: suspended ceilings
abgehängte Decken
Zwischendecken



Any ideas appreciated! Thanks.
SianF
Germany
suspended ceilings
Explanation:
That's what I call ceilings that have been lowered to reduce the height of the room and provide better fuel and cooling economy.
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Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1drop(ped) ceiling
Trudy Peters
4suspended ceilingsDr. Fred Thomson
4Zwischendecke...abgehängte Decke...TranslationMD


  


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Zwischendecke...abgehängte Decke...

Explanation:
... well, there is basically no difference between these two or you may provide some more context, please.

TranslationMD
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
drop(ped) ceiling

Explanation:
if you're looking for the English

Trudy Peters
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39

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agree gangels: correct US term
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
suspended ceilings

Explanation:
That's what I call ceilings that have been lowered to reduce the height of the room and provide better fuel and cooling economy.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 182
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