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skapades land med hjälp av fyllnadsmassor

English translation: land reclamation

00:23 Oct 30, 2008
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / construction
Swedish term or phrase: skapades land med hjälp av fyllnadsmassor
History av Västra Hamnen in Malmö
Info : http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Västra_hamnen,_Malmö

För 100 år sedan fanns inte det vi idag kallar Västra Hamnen.
Efterhand skapades land med hjälp av fyllnadsmassor i havet.
Sébastien Ricciardi
France
Local time: 07:08
English translation:land reclamation
Explanation:
Land reclamation: see the first sub-section on 'the creation of land where there was once water'.
Landfill: see third paragraph

You might also consider some variant on: 'The land on which it would be built was reclaimed from the sea by [dredging/landfill - delete as appropriate]'
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Charlotte Merton
Sweden
Local time: 07:08
Grading comment
thank you very much !
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2land reclamation
Charlotte Merton
4was created using materials dredged from the ocean
Anna Herbst
3 -1land was reclaimed by the landfilling-method
valhalla55
3 -2land was created with the help of landfill
Hugh Curtis


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
land was created with the help of landfill


Explanation:
This is my shot, sounds a little like a secondary clause.

Hugh Curtis
Local time: 07:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Anna Herbst: "landfill" is another word for rubbish tip
39 mins
  -> "landfill" is filler for reclaiming land for the sea, bog etc. and this is why you believe it to be rubbish tip.
disagree  Graham Timmins: with Anna. Landfill means rubbish nowadays despite its original meaning
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
was created using materials dredged from the ocean


Explanation:
:)


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredging
Anna Herbst
Australia
Local time: 15:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 37
Notes to answerer
Asker: Technically, it s not an ocean, but there s definitely water ;)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sven Petersson: Would apply in this particular case, please see http://www.malmo.se/download/18.76b00688114b7562b52800021088...
6 hrs
  -> Tack!
disagree  Graham Timmins: Not 'materials' and there is no ocean near Malmö either! :)
9 hrs
  -> Har Malmö flyttat? Staden låg vid havet när jag bodde där...
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
land was reclaimed by the landfilling-method


Explanation:
from a dictionary: landfill (vb) = to fill in or reclaim (land) by this method

valhalla55
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Graham Timmins: tautology!
8 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
land reclamation


Explanation:
Land reclamation: see the first sub-section on 'the creation of land where there was once water'.
Landfill: see third paragraph

You might also consider some variant on: 'The land on which it would be built was reclaimed from the sea by [dredging/landfill - delete as appropriate]'

Example sentence(s):
  • It [the harbour] was constructed on reclaimed land.
  • It was constructed on land reclaimed from the sea.

    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_reclamation
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill
Charlotte Merton
Sweden
Local time: 07:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
thank you very much !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graham Timmins: Phew! an English speaker. Both of your examples are clear, complete and self-explanatory
2 hrs
agree  De Novi: It was constructed on land reclaimed from the sea
3 hrs
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