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besäumt

English translation: bordered

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German term or phrase:besäumt
English translation:bordered
Entered by: Nadja Leonard

21:25 Nov 12, 2003
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
German term or phrase: besäumt
"Im Nordwesten wird es begrenzt durch die diagonal verlaufende Straße ‚Hinter dem Gießhaus’, im Süden besäumt von der Gasse ‚Hinter dem Zeughaus’..."

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Nadja
Nadja Leonard
United States
Local time: 06:58
border
Explanation:
edge, hem, line
Google shows besaeumt as being used for streets lines with palm trees/sweet shops etc, so maybe you could turn the sentence around a bit...hard to say without further context
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jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:58
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Thank you.

Nadja
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4skirted
Daniel Jeory
3border
jerrie


  

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skirted


Explanation:
skirted by the street...

Daniel Jeory
Local time: 10:58
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border


Explanation:
edge, hem, line
Google shows besaeumt as being used for streets lines with palm trees/sweet shops etc, so maybe you could turn the sentence around a bit...hard to say without further context

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
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Nadja
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