Afblanken mogelijk

20:56 Feb 17, 2014 

Well I guess I'll have to endure the trolling for another 18 hours until ProZ will allow me to formally close the question and award points.
So until then, be nice everyone...

20:54 Feb 17, 2014 

Well this has quickly spun into a battle of wits with a few defenseless people, so I'm closing the thread, awarding points to Hans for providing tangible sources and doing a good job of explaining the technology.
But I am also offering a GREAT deal of praise to Dave GREATrix for getting the ball rolling in the right direction with his initial suggestion!
Thanks all!

18:44 Feb 17, 2014 

@Dave

because there is no context, and dutch has a tendency o 'create' words by just putting 'aan' 'in' 'op' of 'uit' 'na' etc. in front of verbs, there are a lot that mean more than one thing. Recently I had a translation with oplichters, nalichters and voorlichters. Out of context these words are pure guesswork too...

18:27 Feb 17, 2014 

@ Richard - where did you read this that this is all guess work? I spent decades in the construction industry - including the Dutch construction industry.

16:57 Feb 17, 2014 

My advice stands. If you want to hone up on your rather limited sarcasm skills, try watching Scrubs or moving to the UK.

16:17 Feb 17, 2014 

What a wonderful suggestion! The thought never crossed my mind... [sarcasm/off]

13:40 Feb 17, 2014 

Great idea, but always better if you already have some options for translation, and even more if you can back them up!

12:38 Feb 17, 2014 

As this is all pure guess work, my advice would be to contact the PM/client

10:51 Feb 17, 2014 

Blank: 2. To block access to: blank off a subway tunnel..
With this additional dictionary entry it becomes even clearer. In the EGR valve example given below it does make sense to 'blank it off'
Dutch: http://www.opelomegaportal.nl/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=2065
English: http://www.alfaowner.com/Forum/alfa-147-156-and-gt/330453-wh...
See also this discussion: http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=508131

10:46 Feb 17, 2014 

Hoe kan je een werk van pijpleidingen afleveren ZONDER stop-ends? Je zou ergens een kraan dicht kunnen draaien maar dan hoef je die stop-ends ook niet te plaatsen!

Of het is twee systemen met elkaar verbinden of een onderhoudslaag aanbrengen, lijkt mij...

10:42 Feb 17, 2014 

Look for EGR klep afblanken and then afblinden on Google. It seems to be the same. In that sense it supports Dave's suggestion of stop ends.

09:19 Feb 17, 2014 

No, I'm thinking of "stop ends".....

09:04 Feb 17, 2014 

Dave, I think you might be thinking of a "pipe cap" (although I'm not sure what the item would be called in a structure the size of a pipeline). Will do some research...

08:59 Feb 17, 2014 

I first thought it may have to do with some sort of finishing step as freek proposed, but quickly moved on to the possibility of a "blank pipe," which is what I think is in question. The checklist may be asking whether it is possible to use blank pipes in the construction to span sections.

08:52 Feb 17, 2014 

vergelijk ook: afschroeven, afbeitsen etc.

Als het met schilderen (coating) te maken heeft: finish with a colorless coating (blanke lak)

http://www.autoschadeforum.nl/pbb/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=116

Als het tussenstukken zijn in een pijpleiding (blank pipe): finish with intersecting pieces of pipe (space-out)

http://www.glossary.oilfield.slb.com/en/Terms.aspx?LookIn=te...

08:48 Feb 17, 2014 

I think you are on the wrong track here - "blanks" in this context are probably "stop ends". These are used to "close off" a piece of pipe that is either redundant or is intended for later use.