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springhart

English translation: brittle

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German term or phrase:springhart
English translation:brittle
Entered by: Ulrike Kraemer

13:35 Apr 21, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / road construction
German term or phrase: springhart
a property of bitumen...

"Depending upon the temperature of the bitumen, its properties range from *springhart* to liquid."

I thought of using *solid* but it doesn't seem quite right. Does anybody know the correct translation or a suitable alternative?

Thanks in advance.
Ulrike Kraemer
Germany
Local time: 01:17
brittle
Explanation:
what it sounds like to me, i.e. so hard that it's about to crack (springen) - by no means sure though
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 01:17
Grading comment
I'm not 100% sure but I believe brittle is the most likely translation. Resilient, as proposed by Kenneth, is a property of bitumen as well but is usually translated as *elastisch*.
Thanks to all for your help.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1brittle
Cilian O'Tuama
3(firmly) resilient
Ken Cox
3coalesced
Frosty


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(firmly) resilient


Explanation:
off the top of my head

Ken Cox
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 281
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
brittle


Explanation:
what it sounds like to me, i.e. so hard that it's about to crack (springen) - by no means sure though

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 01:17
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 273
Grading comment
I'm not 100% sure but I believe brittle is the most likely translation. Resilient, as proposed by Kenneth, is a property of bitumen as well but is usually translated as *elastisch*.
Thanks to all for your help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ken Cox: sounds better than my suggestion -- if it's cold enough, it certainly is brittle
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
coalesced


Explanation:
Digging back to distant memories as a military engineer! I`m sure I once overheard a Plant Foreman giving instructions to wait until the freshly laid asphalt road had coalesced before driving over it. This waiting period tends to be longer in cold weather than in warm.

Frosty
Local time: 01:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 63

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: I agree that asphalt coalesces (before it cures and solidifies/hardens), but what's the link between "coalesced" and "springhart"?
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