Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
te lood paal
English translation:
perfectly vertical pile
Added to glossary by
Dave Greatrix
Mar 24, 2002 14:50
22 yrs ago
Dutch term
Netherlands
te lood paal
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Construction
De eerste paal wordt zo dicht mogelijk bij die
locatie van het grondonderzoek gemaakt, die het diepste
inboorniveau aangeeft en is bij voorkeur een *te lood
paal*
locatie van het grondonderzoek gemaakt, die het diepste
inboorniveau aangeeft en is bij voorkeur een *te lood
paal*
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | perfectly vertical pile |
Dave Greatrix
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| 4 | a perfectly levelled pole/rod/stake... |
Evert DELOOF-SYS
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Proposed translations
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Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
Dutch to English Technical Translator
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perfectly vertical pile
"te lood" comes from the time before spirit levels when they used a piece of lead hanging from a stringb to check for vertical.
Ref: own Exp.
Ref: own Exp.
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Comment: "Nice one David, thanks. (See I wasn't being deliberately stingy!)"
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
Belgium
Belgium
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Belgium
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, Flemish
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a perfectly levelled pole/rod/stake...
te lood = waterpas
= level.
You may want to add 'vertical' to levelled'
= level.
You may want to add 'vertical' to levelled'
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