Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
sichtmauerwerk
English translation:
facing / face masonry
Added to glossary by
Edith Kelly
Jul 2, 2004 07:12
20 yrs ago
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sichtmauerwerk
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I am translating a corporate statement of a building company. It has some illustrations of its work and two of them have captions with a few technical terms I can't find.
This picture shows some family homes.
The full sentence is:
"Anklänge an mediterrane Bauformen dank Sichtmauerwerk mit Kalksandstein."
This picture shows some family homes.
The full sentence is:
"Anklänge an mediterrane Bauformen dank Sichtmauerwerk mit Kalksandstein."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | facing / faced masonry |
Edith Kelly
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| 4 +1 | exposed or fair-faced brickwork |
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Proposed translations
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Edith Kelly
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facing / faced masonry
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Wörterbuch der exakten Naturwissenschaft und der Technik
Wörterbuch der exakten Naturwissenschaft und der Technik
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Comment: "Thanks everyone for your contributions. I believe that the other answer may well be more accurate, but I used masonry in my translation as in this translation accuracy is less important than fluency."
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exposed or fair-faced brickwork
Eurodicautom confirms
I would used "exposed"
I would used "exposed"
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