Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
burga
English translation:
cylindrical gabion
Added to glossary by
Constantinos Faridis (X)
Jun 8, 2009 09:01
15 yrs ago
Italian term
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burga
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
hydraulic prevention work on banks
it is a method use to protect embankments from mudslides during spates, etc., along with poles, rock cages, gabions, etc.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | cylindrical gabion |
Constantinos Faridis (X)
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Change log
Jun 15, 2009 05:59: Constantinos Faridis (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/593796">Elizabeth Pollard's</a> old entry - "burga"" to ""cylindrical gabion""
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cylindrical gabion
In places where the gabions were to be placed over broken slabs close to the main structure, smaller and more flexible cylindrical gabions were used. ...
books.google.es/books?isbn=0727734709...
Application .:Retaining Walls , Earth Retaining Structures:. - [ Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας ]Sac gabions or cylindrical gabions are used to build dykes and groynes, ... The cores of sac/cylindrical gabions are filled on land ensuring greater speed ...
www.linkmiddleeast.com/applications8.htm
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Note added at 23 λεπτά (2009-06-08 09:24:20 GMT)
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mi dispiace ma non riesco a trovare cosa significhi "sortumosità"....
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Note added at 3 ώρες (2009-06-08 12:19:48 GMT)
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la parola burga è stata chiesta dalla collega Ellizabeth Pollard ed io ho dato la traduzione in inglese. Il contesto dato da Elizabeth era "it is a method use to protect embankments from mudslides during spates, etc., along with poles, rock cages, gabions, etc."
books.google.es/books?isbn=0727734709...
Application .:Retaining Walls , Earth Retaining Structures:. - [ Μετάφραση αυτής της σελίδας ]Sac gabions or cylindrical gabions are used to build dykes and groynes, ... The cores of sac/cylindrical gabions are filled on land ensuring greater speed ...
www.linkmiddleeast.com/applications8.htm
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Note added at 23 λεπτά (2009-06-08 09:24:20 GMT)
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mi dispiace ma non riesco a trovare cosa significhi "sortumosità"....
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Note added at 3 ώρες (2009-06-08 12:19:48 GMT)
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la parola burga è stata chiesta dalla collega Ellizabeth Pollard ed io ho dato la traduzione in inglese. Il contesto dato da Elizabeth era "it is a method use to protect embankments from mudslides during spates, etc., along with poles, rock cages, gabions, etc."
Note from asker:
| Thanks that is a great help! Do you know what sortumosità means by any chance? |
| thanks anyway! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Vladimir Micic
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thanks
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Barbara Carrara
: Perfect!
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gracias ... un saludo desde Grecia
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Discussion
FIY, sortumoso means waterlogged.