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Quellen und Senken

English translation: origins and destinations

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German term or phrase:	Quellen und Senken
English translation:	origins and destinations
Entered by:	Robin Salmon

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13:22 Oct 8, 2004

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Transport / Transportation / Shipping / road transport

German term or phrase: Quellen und Senken

Introduction of "mega" articulated lorries.

Einsatz in festen Linien,in definierten Zeitfenstern und Strecken jeweils zwischen zwei Quellen und Senken.

Robin Salmon KudoZ activity Questions: 572 (1 open) (6 without valid answers) (32 closed without grading) Answers: 524 Australia
Local time: 18:59

sources and destinations ("disposal points")

Explanation:
Bit figurative, but that's what it means...

Selected response from:

David Moore
Local time: 10:59

Grading comment

Thanks. I thought it meant that but the words had funny dictionary translations individually. I put "origins and destinations".
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5 +2	sources and destinations ("disposal points")	David Moore
4	sources and sinks	Andras Malatinszky

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peer agreement (net): +2

sources and destinations ("disposal points")

Explanation:
Bit figurative, but that's what it means...

David Moore
Local time: 10:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 705

Grading comment

Thanks. I thought it meant that but the words had funny dictionary translations individually. I put "origins and destinations".

1 hr confidence:

sources and sinks

Explanation:
Sink is more abstract than destination. Make your choice based on how theoretical your text is.

Reference: http://www.mot.chalmers.se/educ/courses/kurspdf/ITR371.pdf

Andras Malatinszky
Local time: 04:59
Native speaker of:

Hungarian

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