Slovenian to English translations [PRO]
Other / Work condition | | Slovenian term or phrase: zapornice | ...vzpenjanje na zapornice, lestve ali stopnice...
Note: it seems to me that in this context there is no connection to a sluice or water gate. |
| | | gate, barriers | Explanation:
Zapornice are not necessarily a water gate. This word can mean:
1) "premična priprava, ki onemogoča prehod: dvigniti, spustiti zapornico na cesti; zapornica na mejnem prehodu" - GATE
2) "naprava v obliki dveh drogov, ki ob križanju ceste in železniške proge v vodoravni legi onemogoča prehod čez železniško progo" - BARRIERS. |
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Explanation:
Zapornice are not necessarily a water gate. This word can mean:
1) "premična priprava, ki onemogoča prehod: dvigniti, spustiti zapornico na cesti; zapornica na mejnem prehodu" - GATE
2) "naprava v obliki dveh drogov, ki ob križanju ceste in železniške proge v vodoravni legi onemogoča prehod čez železniško progo" - BARRIERS.
Example sentence(s):- A gate is a point of entry to a space enclosed by walls, or an opening in a fence. Gates may prevent or control entry or exit, or they may be merely decorative.
- Automatic Level crossings in Belgium have two red lights, an amber light and sometimes barriers.
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gate_%28disambiguation%29
Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_barrier
| Lady Strauss
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