Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Bodendurchschlagraketen
English translation:
Piercing Tools, compaction boring projects,
Added to glossary by
Andrew D
Nov 18, 2004 14:27
20 yrs ago
German term
Bodendurchschlagraketen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Rohrvorvertrieb/Bodendurchschlagraketen (from a list)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Piercing Tools |
Andrew D
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| 3 +2 | ground penetrating missile |
Zeyern
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| 2 -1 | bunkerbusters |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
8 hrs
Selected
Piercing Tools
Piercing Tools: short- to medium-range compaction boring projects, pipe ramming and pushing and pipe pulling, Ditch Witch http://www.ditchwitch.com/dwcom/Product/ProductView/143
For Oliver: this has NOTHING to do with weapons, it is a way to dig a hole underneath a road without interrupting the traffic, see: http://www.drottbau.at/navigation/show.php3?id=89&nodeid=
For Oliver: this has NOTHING to do with weapons, it is a way to dig a hole underneath a road without interrupting the traffic, see: http://www.drottbau.at/navigation/show.php3?id=89&nodeid=
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
8 mins
ground penetrating missile
...comes to mind...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Andras Malatinszky
19 mins
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| agree |
Ken Cox
: ground-penetrating (although I must admit that nowadays, even many native English speakers apparently have no idea of when or how to use hyphens)
34 mins
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| neutral |
Andrew D
: is this the right context?
8 hrs
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-1
9 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
123
bunkerbusters
dubbya says hi
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-11-18 14:38:11 GMT)
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\"bunker busting bombs\" gets over 25,000 googles
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Note added at 10 mins (2004-11-18 14:38:11 GMT)
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\"bunker busting bombs\" gets over 25,000 googles
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Andras Malatinszky
: It's a good translation, except it feels a lot more colloquial than the original.
19 mins
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| disagree |
Ken Cox
: a missle isn't a bomb
34 mins
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Discussion
2. Rohrvortrieb rather than Rohrvorvertrieb?