Jan 17, 2005 09:07
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German term
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gemeinsame Fahrflächentangente
German to English
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Transport / Transportation / Shipping
tramways
No context available. I would be very grateful for an explanation of the term (in English or German).
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | common-use road surface |
David Moore (X)
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| 2 | shared running surface |
tnkw (X)
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Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
gemeinsame Fahrfl�chentangente
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common-use road surface
Really, Konstantinos, unless this is an expression isolated from everything else, you MUST HAVE SOMETHING by way of context! Anyway, this suggestion is much better than just a guess, but you'll have to be sure the fact that the tram-tracks are let into the road surface is covered elsewhere in your text. If the "Tangente" has the normal meaning of an outfall road, or town-centre avoiding road or bypass, only your text can say...
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Note added at 51 mins (2005-01-17 09:58:36 GMT)
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From your added note, which could have helped as \"context\", I suggest something like \"common use tram and rubber-tyred traffic road\". Since it IS only an abbreviation, I can\'t see much option, than to explain it like this. For the USA, use \"tram*CAR*\" and \"t*I*red\"
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Note added at 51 mins (2005-01-17 09:59:08 GMT)
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other than...
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Note added at 51 mins (2005-01-17 09:58:36 GMT)
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From your added note, which could have helped as \"context\", I suggest something like \"common use tram and rubber-tyred traffic road\". Since it IS only an abbreviation, I can\'t see much option, than to explain it like this. For the USA, use \"tram*CAR*\" and \"t*I*red\"
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Note added at 51 mins (2005-01-17 09:59:08 GMT)
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other than...
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German term (edited):
gemeinsame Fahrfl�chentangente
shared running surface
The URL below contains a reference to this term, of Viennese origin, that suggests that it refers to street-running where the surface of the rail head is flush with the road surface.
Breaking the word down into its components, would would it be reasonable to understand '-tangente' as being equivalent to 'point of contact'?
'Shared running' appears to be a commonly-used expression in this context.
Breaking the word down into its components, would would it be reasonable to understand '-tangente' as being equivalent to 'point of contact'?
'Shared running' appears to be a commonly-used expression in this context.
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