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06:18 Aug 8, 2004 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Transport Company Brochure | |||||||
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3 +1 | giant |
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4 -1 | juggernaut |
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1 | humongous/huge tractor-trailer |
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humongous/huge tractor-trailer Explanation: to me -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2004-08-08 07:20:11 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- for \"Sattelschlepper\" Ernst proposes \"truck tractor, semitrailer truck [tractor] (US), articulated lorry (GB)\" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 18 mins (2004-08-08 07:36:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- how can there be an \"official\" translation for something your author made up?? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 19 mins (2004-08-08 07:37:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- \"Megasattel\" gets absolutely no googles, so it is obviously not a known term -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 35 mins (2004-08-08 07:53:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- heavy-duty |
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juggernaut Explanation: juggernaut UK noun {C} (US semi(-trailer) or tractor-trailer) a very large heavy truck: The peace of the village has been shattered by juggernauts thundering through it. www.freesearch.co.uk/dictionary/semi-trailer ... This has been brought about by new European laws which allow juggernauts weighing 44 tonnes to use Britain’s roads, but there are fears that the bridge is ... www.bafrua.connectfree.co.uk/bull64.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-08-09 10:57:35 (GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- ... Definitions. juggernaut noun: (Brit) 1. colloq: A very large articulated lorry. 2. A mighty force sweeping away and destroying everything in its path. ... www.allwords.com/word-juggernaut.html Selected Vocabulary Differences Between British and American ... ... Joint = pot roast; US \"joint\" = marijuana cigarette; Juggernaut lorry = a very large truck, an overlong truck, a \"double semi\" truck; ... www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/REF/usgbdiff.html Sorry if the terms sounds a bit fictional (if not childish) but I think you will find it used in Parliament and by cabinet ministers in the UK, even if it is not quite defined in terms of length, width, height and weight. |
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giant Explanation: I think I'd use jumbo and giant vehicles. When used in the same sentence, I think it'll be clear enough to the reader that there is a difference, but this is certainly not a standard term yet. And forget the "twin" trailers - they can't possibly be semi-trailers, can they? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 1 hr 36 mins (2004-08-09 07:54:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here, the added spec you\'ve given identifies the vehicle rig as a \"double-deck(er) semi-trailer\" - double deck because otherwise you cannot fit 34 pallets in.... Beware though: in the UK a \"hi-cube\" is often taken to be a lorry of 16 feet overall height, which of course is not authorised in Europe where the maximum height allowed is only 14 feet. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 1 hr 39 mins (2004-08-09 07:57:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The term \"jumbo\" appears not to mean much in the UK so far; it would be better to stick to \"high-capacity\". In fact, both the trailer or rig types are double deckers here, although if you have bulky goods, I assume they don\'t have to come with an intermediate floor....or oels it can be removed as necessity dictates. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 1 hr 39 mins (2004-08-09 07:58:05 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Please read \"or else it can....\" |
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