Alt-Profil

English translation: old pipeline

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German term or phrase:Kanal im Alt-profil
English translation:old pipeline
Entered by: Kim Metzger

22:45 Aug 30, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
German term or phrase: Alt-Profil
Eine benötigen die Pumpen als Sammelbaugrube, die 2. Kammer ist Ausgangspunkt für das in diesem Film dargestellte Prinzip der Sanierung eines Abwasserkanals im Alt-Profil.
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 13:16
high-relief
Explanation:
It refers to an image showing great detail. High-relief, of course, is the technique of carving an image onto a material. Because of the greater depth,it seems more lifelike than a simple, 2-dimensional image.
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William Meyer
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Thank you William. I really didn't give you enough context. This was from a technical discussion of driving pipes for canals. I simply went with old pipeline.
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high-relief


Explanation:
It refers to an image showing great detail. High-relief, of course, is the technique of carving an image onto a material. Because of the greater depth,it seems more lifelike than a simple, 2-dimensional image.

William Meyer
Grading comment
Thank you William. I really didn't give you enough context. This was from a technical discussion of driving pipes for canals. I simply went with old pipeline.
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