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Bahnschwellen

English translation: railway sleepers

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German term or phrase:Bahnschwellen
English translation:railway sleepers
Entered by: Kim Metzger

18:19 Oct 27, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Bahnschwellen
"Bahnschwellen sind aufgrund ihres hohen Gehaltes an Teerôlen als Schadstoffe einzustufen."

Thanking you in advance.
Nadia Said
Local time: 11:06
rail sleepers
Explanation:
Or cross-ties

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Note added at 2002-10-27 18:23:09 (GMT)
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http://www.bushwoods.co.za/railsleepers.html

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Note added at 2002-10-27 18:33:27 (GMT)
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Sleeper is the British English term. Tie is the US English term.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:06
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Summary of answers provided
4 +9rail sleepers
Kim Metzger
5 +4railroad ties
Ulrike Lieder (X)


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
rail sleepers


Explanation:
Or cross-ties

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Note added at 2002-10-27 18:23:09 (GMT)
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http://www.bushwoods.co.za/railsleepers.html

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Note added at 2002-10-27 18:33:27 (GMT)
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Sleeper is the British English term. Tie is the US English term.


    Langenscheidts Fachw�rterbuch Technik
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 22192
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Heather Starastin
9 mins
agree  John Jory
24 mins
  -> railway sleepers
agree  Alan Johnson
1 hr
agree  OlafK: railway sleepers
7 hrs
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: US: railroad ties
7 hrs
agree  Wolf Brosius (X)
9 hrs
agree  Bob Kerns (X): railway sleepers
14 hrs
agree  Edith Kelly: sleepers
14 hrs
agree  Jacqueline McKay (X)
13 days
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
railroad ties


Explanation:
The old ones used to be wood that had been soaked in creosote.

Note, though, that railroad ties is the US expression, don't know if BE uses a different term.

Here's the relevant entry from Ernst:
Schwelle f, Längs-, Langschwelle f (Bahn) / longitudinal beam o. tie, capping piece

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Note added at 2002-10-27 18:25:43 (GMT)
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I need some more coffee, copied the wrong entry from Ernst. Here\'s the correct one:
Schwelle, Querschwelle f (Bahn) / railroad tie, railway sleeper


    Ernst, WB industrielle Technik
Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 02:06
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 3525

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters
1 hr
agree  Wolfgang BRECH: Agree: sleeper (GB) tie (US & Canada)
4 hrs
agree  Manfred Mondt: don't use sleepers!
7 hrs
agree  gangels (X)
1 day 51 mins
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