Glossary entry (derived from question below)
polski term or phrase:
samodzielna budowla piętrząca
angielski translation:
independent damming structure
Added to glossary by
Marcin Miłkowski
Jan 27, 2006 11:58
19 yrs ago
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polski term
Dictionary author
Native in: polski 
Works in: angielski > polski, niemiecki > polski, hiszpański > polski, and 1 more.
samodzielna budowla piętrząca
polski > angielski
Technika/inżynieria
Budownictwo/inżynieria lądowa i wodna
water engineering
Encyklopedia PWN:
"BUDOWLA PIĘTRZˇCA, budowla wodna (najczę¶ciej rzeczna) służ±ca do spiętrzenia wody; w zależno¶ci od ukształtowania terenu i potrzeb jest to zapora lub jaz."
jest to najprawdopodobnie "weir", ale nie wiem, jak oddać "samodzielna"
"BUDOWLA PIĘTRZˇCA, budowla wodna (najczę¶ciej rzeczna) służ±ca do spiętrzenia wody; w zależno¶ci od ukształtowania terenu i potrzeb jest to zapora lub jaz."
jest to najprawdopodobnie "weir", ale nie wiem, jak oddać "samodzielna"
Proposed translations
(angielski)
| 4 | independent damming structure |
bartek
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| 3 +2 | stand-alone dam (or "weir" if you wish) |
Alexander Onishko
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| 3 | discrete weir |
Katarzyna Landsberg-Polubok
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Proposed translations
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polski term (edited):
samodzielna budowla pi�trz�ca
Selected
independent damming structure
budowlany
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "a jednak tak, sorry, ze tak dlugo to trwalo, nie mialem dostepu do sieci"
10 min
Katarzyna Landsberg-Polubok
Native in polski
Works in field
reliable, accurate and smart
Native in: polski 
Works in: angielski > polski, polski > angielski
Related KudoZ points
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16
polski term (edited):
samodzielna budowla pi�trz�ca
discrete weir
proponuję tak
Mogło by też być individual imho
DISCRETE:
distinct and separable
www.state.me.us/ifw/wildlife/etweb/definitions.htm
constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
Mogło by też być individual imho
DISCRETE:
distinct and separable
www.state.me.us/ifw/wildlife/etweb/definitions.htm
constituting a separate entity or part; "a government with three discrete divisions"; "on two distinct occasions"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
+2
10 min
Alexander Onishko
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: rosyjski , ukraiński
Works in: rosyjski > angielski, angielski > rosyjski, ukraiński > angielski, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
29
polski term (edited):
samodzielna budowla piętrząca
stand-alone dam (or "weir" if you wish)
np.
... dam development on the Biobío River in Chile (Johnston and Turner). ...
that the Pangue project was a stand-alone dam, rather than part of a larger, ...
www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/per/per13.htm
1 [dam] noun (plural dams)
1. barrier controlling flow of water: a barrier of concrete or earth that is built across a river or stream to obstruct or control the flow of water, especially in order to create a reservoir
2. something resembling dam: a barrier that resembles or acts as a dam
3. reservoir confined by dam: a reservoir of water created, confined, or controlled by a dam
Encarta® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
weir
weir [weer] (plural weirs) noun
1.dam: a dam built across a river to regulate the flow of water, divert it, or change its level
2.ANGLING barricade for fish: a fence placed in a stream to catch fish
[Old English wer . Ultimately from an Indo-European base meaning “to cover” that is also the ancestor of English garage and warn .]
Encarta® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
... dam development on the Biobío River in Chile (Johnston and Turner). ...
that the Pangue project was a stand-alone dam, rather than part of a larger, ...
www.aaas.org/spp/sfrl/per/per13.htm
1 [dam] noun (plural dams)
1. barrier controlling flow of water: a barrier of concrete or earth that is built across a river or stream to obstruct or control the flow of water, especially in order to create a reservoir
2. something resembling dam: a barrier that resembles or acts as a dam
3. reservoir confined by dam: a reservoir of water created, confined, or controlled by a dam
Encarta® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
weir
weir [weer] (plural weirs) noun
1.dam: a dam built across a river to regulate the flow of water, divert it, or change its level
2.ANGLING barricade for fish: a fence placed in a stream to catch fish
[Old English wer . Ultimately from an Indo-European base meaning “to cover” that is also the ancestor of English garage and warn .]
Encarta® World English Dictionary © & (P) 1999 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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