Avsande
English translation: to broadcast sand
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| 15:28 Dec 8, 2010 |
| Norwegian to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / concrete floor sealing/protection | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Donna Stevens Norway Local time: 08:36 | ||||||
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| 3 +2 | sand |
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| 5 | to broadcast sand |
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| 3 | Spread/Scatter |
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Spread/Scatter Explanation: Dry sand is spread/scattered/strewn on the wet layer. |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2sand Explanation: When you refer to spreading sand on icy roads, for example, you generally just say "sand the road". In this instance, I think I would phase the sentence something like: "finish with dry sand at a rate of 1.5 kg/m2". This is a typical example where you cannot translate literally. Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.vegvesen.no/_attachment/68740/binary/198239 |
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