Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Schwellengebiet
English translation:
rise zone
Added to glossary by
claudiocambon
Nov 15, 2009 19:22
15 yrs ago
German term
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Native in: Italian 
, English
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Schwellengebiet
German to English
Science
Geology
As I am in general undecided whether Schwelle is best translated as a rise or a ridge, I am further unsure how to translate this into English geo-parlance.
A sample sentence:
"Somit dürfte der breite Rudistenkalkgürtel zwischen xx und yy ein Schwellengebiet des Zeitraumes zzz nachzeichnen."
Any suggestions or advice would be great. Thanks!
A sample sentence:
"Somit dürfte der breite Rudistenkalkgürtel zwischen xx und yy ein Schwellengebiet des Zeitraumes zzz nachzeichnen."
Any suggestions or advice would be great. Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | rise zone |
Alan Johnson
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Proposed translations
12 hrs
Selected
rise zone
I would go for rise.
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Comment: "Thanks, Alan, for all your help on this and the many other questions you helped answer this last week. It is much appreciated!"
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