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Bauen mit Seilen

English translation: cable-supported construction

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German term or phrase:Bauen mit Seilen
English translation:cable-supported construction
Entered by: Jeff Whittaker

12:17 Aug 29, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
German term or phrase: Bauen mit Seilen
(Building with) cable-supported structures???

Subject on a civil engineer's transcript.
Jeff Whittaker
United States
Local time: 08:33
cable-supported construction
Explanation:
Sorry. The dictionary listed below gives this translation instead of cable construction.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 06:33
Grading comment
Thanks, I like this one better too. Cable construction sounds too much like one is building the cables themselves (i.e. telecommunications, etc.)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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nacable-supported construction
Kim Metzger


  

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cable-supported construction


Explanation:
Sorry. The dictionary listed below gives this translation instead of cable construction.


    Fachw�rterbuch Bauwesen- Gelbrich/Reinwaldt
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 06:33
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1651
Grading comment
Thanks, I like this one better too. Cable construction sounds too much like one is building the cables themselves (i.e. telecommunications, etc.)
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