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corbelled blind arches

German translation: Blendbögen

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English term or phrase:corbelled blind arches
German translation:Blendbögen
Entered by: Gabriele Eiber (Kaessler)

18:34 Mar 28, 2007
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
English term or phrase: corbelled blind arches
Es geht um eine Burg:

The crenellated defensive tower with its small corbelled blind arches and the internal courtyard can be assigned to this period.
Gabriele Eiber (Kaessler)
Germany
Local time: 10:16
Blendbögen
Explanation:
"corbelled" oder "blind" ist hier eigentlich redundant. Gemeint ist ein "Zierbogen" oder "Blendbogen", der keine bauliche Funktion hat.

http://www.stalys.de/data/efi26.htm
http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/blind arch.html
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendbogen


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Ivo Lang
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
Grading comment
Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +4Blendbögen
Ivo Lang


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Blendbögen


Explanation:
"corbelled" oder "blind" ist hier eigentlich redundant. Gemeint ist ein "Zierbogen" oder "Blendbogen", der keine bauliche Funktion hat.

http://www.stalys.de/data/efi26.htm
http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/blind arch.html
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendbogen




Ivo Lang
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Danke!

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