udenpå hinanden liggende

English translation: parallel

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Danish term or phrase:udenpå hinanden liggende
English translation:parallel
Entered by: Lise Leavitt

14:15 May 13, 2015
Danish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / VVS / Radiator installation
Danish term or phrase: udenpå hinanden liggende
Rektangulær med to udenpå hinanden liggende forbundne paneler, hvert med rengøringsvenlig glat forside med profileret kant, lukket top og bund, samt åbne sider.
Lise Leavitt
United States
Local time: 00:47
parallel
Explanation:
I can picture a sandwich type construction with two parallel panels.
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Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 06:47
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3 +1parallel
Norskpro
3overlapping
Christine Andersen


  

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overlapping


Explanation:
This expression is logically impossible, but means one over/outside the other. I generally translate it as overlapping.

I cannot quite picture this setup, but it sounds as if the panels slide across each other when required.


Christine Andersen
Denmark
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 85
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
parallel


Explanation:
I can picture a sandwich type construction with two parallel panels.

Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 06:47
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Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 8
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agree  Christopher Schröder: Seems most likely for a radiator
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