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English translation: pebble(s)


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12:25 Nov 26, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
German term or phrase: Schotter
Text about a wild river:
Durch die naturnahe Gewässerführung bilden sich charakteristische Landschaftstypen und Lebensgemeinschaften eines Wildflusses aus: Umlagerungsstrecken, Kies- und Schotterbänke sowie breite Auwaldbereiche säumen den Wildfluss
Gravel and ??? - is there another specific geological term?
Lesley Robertson
Austria
Local time: 03:05
English translation:pebble(s)
Explanation:
River and glacially derived sands, gravels and pebbles overlie the bedrock in the river valleys, and glacial sand, gravel and pebble deposits are found in numerous locations in the west and north of the county.
http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/housing/planning/2203.asp
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Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:05
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Thank you.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3pebble(s)Andrew Swift
4rubblexxxMack Tillman
Summary of reference entries provided
Definition of Schottercasper

  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
pebble(s)


Explanation:
River and glacially derived sands, gravels and pebbles overlie the bedrock in the river valleys, and glacial sand, gravel and pebble deposits are found in numerous locations in the west and north of the county.
http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/housing/planning/2203.asp

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lynda Hepburn
17 mins

agree  Nicola Wood
5 hrs

agree  James Heppe-Smith: Not just pebbles, can also be fractured rock - hard core / rubble - basically larger stones than pebbles, not necessarily as a result of housing collapses! Shale could work too!
6 hrs
  -> Rubble? Only if the river has swept away some houses, I would think.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rubble


Explanation:
As in Barney Rubble ;-)

xxxMack Tillman
Local time: 03:05
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Reference comments


4 hrs peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: Definition of Schotter

Reference information:
Schotter
rock fragments and pebbles
Type of:
Fels, Gestein, Stein
material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
http://www.vocabulary.com/definition/de/Schotter

casper
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  James Heppe-Smith: Not just pebbles, can also be fractured rock. In the building trade is 'hard core' in English, but this is fluvial pebbles / rubble.
1 hr
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Changes made by editors
Nov 26, 2010 - Changes made by Ingo Dierkschnieder:
Term askedSchotter (as opposed to Kies) => Schotter


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