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Law/Patents - Engineering (general) | | Russian term or phrase: наземное покрытие, выполненное из материалов, не распространяющих пламя по своей | | ...вдоль границ лесного массива и прилегающих территорий автозаправочных станций должны предусматриваться наземное покрытие, выполненное из материалов, не распространяющих пламя по своей поверхности, или вспаханная полоса земли шириной не менее 5 метров |
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| | English translation:fire-retardant ground cover | Explanation:
I'm only not sure if 1) the English refers only to plants, and/or 2) same question about the Russian.
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Note added at 21 mins (2009-11-07 13:33:56 GMT)
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That is, the Russian, with "из материалов", sounds like it's fabrics, etc. Whereas English "ground cover" is almost always plants. Yet I don't find matches for "fire-retardant ground covering," so maybe it has to be "the ground must be covered with fire-retardant material." |
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 Rachel Douglas
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Local time: 20:36
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17 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 fire-retardant ground cover
Explanation:
I'm only not sure if 1) the English refers only to plants, and/or 2) same question about the Russian.
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Note added at 21 mins (2009-11-07 13:33:56 GMT)
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That is, the Russian, with "из материалов", sounds like it's fabrics, etc. Whereas English "ground cover" is almost always plants. Yet I don't find matches for "fire-retardant ground covering," so maybe it has to be "the ground must be covered with fire-retardant material."
| Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 20:36
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 8
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