er een rioollucht hangt

English translation: there is a strong smell of sewage

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Dutch term or phrase:	er een rioollucht hangt
English translation:	there is a strong smell of sewage
Entered by:	Ivone Dias

19:31 Dec 16, 2003

Dutch to English translations [Non-PRO]
/ work security norms

Dutch term or phrase: er een rioollucht hangt

"Ga niet onder de vloer als er een zware rioollucht hangt" (work safety norms)

Ivone Dias KudoZ activity Questions: 102 (none open) (8 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 49 Spain
Local time: 13:21

Don't go under the floor if there is a penetrating smell

Explanation:
of sewage.

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Note added at 2003-12-16 20:23:58 (GMT)
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Sewage smell reported
An unpleasant smell of sewage at Western Way, Dymock, has been reported
to the parish council. Work on site appears to have sorted ...
www.thisisledbury.co.uk/herefordshire/ ledbury/news/LEDBURY_NEWS22.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages

We Get Used To the Smell
... That night the overwhelming smell of sewage penetrates your room. The
next day when you go to eat, the smell of sewage is everywhere. ...
www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/ chadwell/2001/010701am.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages

Limerick Leader - September 6th, 2003 - News - Vile smell hangs ...
... And the smell of sewage on Lucas Drive in Lower Park has prevented one
family from sitting out their back garden and having barbeques. ...
www.limerick-leader.ie/issues/20030906/news07.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | The Thames Gateway: here be ...
... Not a hint of a tram. No river bus. None of these for some years yet. Not
even a view of the river. The smell of sewage wafts across the estate. ...
www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1072906,00.html - 43k - Cached - Similar pages

Quality of Life in Housing Areas
... The foul smells associated with many industrial processes and their waste and the
smell of sewage and rotting household waste can deter people from living in ...
www.arbeer.demon.co.uk/soc-asp/life/qofl_2.htm - 24k - Cached - Similar pages

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Selected response from:

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 14:21

Grading comment

Thanks. You were both very helpful. I decided for "strong smell of sewage".
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

Don't go under the floor if there is a penetrating smell

jarry (X)

4 +2

strong smell of drains

Dave Greatrix

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

strong smell of drains

Explanation:
Should do

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Lettingzone.com
... The smell of damp emerged as the worse – the house immediately becomes a “no-no”.
Other put-offs include the smell of drains, Tobacco and animals. ...
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Chester@Large - Via Vita
... The bar area often suffers from unfortunate smells - the smell of powerful cleaning
agents lingers around the bar itself while the smell of drains - the curse ...
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Choco Jack: Believing the Bulldust - 1941
... Did war bring this sort of laxity? The smell of drains persisted. It
was announced that the new hospital \'will accommodate thirty.\'. ...
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Palmyra (Tadmor) Travel Information. Photos, Stories and Diaries ...
... He was already up. He’d been up most of the night, trying to ignore
the overpowering smell of drains that came into his room. ...
www.worldsurface.com/browse/ location.asp?locationid=5555

Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1747

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Don't go under the floor if there is a penetrating smell

jarry (X)
South Africa
Local time: 14:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 3855

Grading comment

Thanks. You were both very helpful. I decided for "strong smell of sewage".

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