Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
er een rioollucht hangt
English translation:
there is a strong smell of sewage
Added to glossary by
Ivone Dias
Dec 16, 2003 19:31
20 yrs ago
Dutch term
er een rioollucht hangt
Non-PRO
Dutch to English
Other
work security norms
"Ga niet onder de vloer als er een zware rioollucht hangt" (work safety norms)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Don't go under the floor if there is a penetrating smell |
jarry (X)
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| 4 +2 | strong smell of drains |
Dave Greatrix
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Proposed translations
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Selected
Don't go under the floor if there is a penetrating smell
of sewage.
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Note added at 2003-12-16 20:23:58 (GMT)
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Sewage smell reported
An unpleasant smell of sewage at Western Way, Dymock, has been reported
to the parish council. Work on site appears to have sorted ...
www.thisisledbury.co.uk/herefordshire/ ledbury/news/LEDBURY_NEWS22.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages
We Get Used To the Smell
... That night the overwhelming smell of sewage penetrates your room. The
next day when you go to eat, the smell of sewage is everywhere. ...
www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/ chadwell/2001/010701am.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
Limerick Leader - September 6th, 2003 - News - Vile smell hangs ...
... And the smell of sewage on Lucas Drive in Lower Park has prevented one
family from sitting out their back garden and having barbeques. ...
www.limerick-leader.ie/issues/20030906/news07.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | The Thames Gateway: here be ...
... Not a hint of a tram. No river bus. None of these for some years yet. Not
even a view of the river. The smell of sewage wafts across the estate. ...
www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1072906,00.html - 43k - Cached - Similar pages
Quality of Life in Housing Areas
... The foul smells associated with many industrial processes and their waste and the
smell of sewage and rotting household waste can deter people from living in ...
www.arbeer.demon.co.uk/soc-asp/life/qofl_2.htm - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
and many, many more examples found through Google.
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Note added at 2003-12-16 20:23:58 (GMT)
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Sewage smell reported
An unpleasant smell of sewage at Western Way, Dymock, has been reported
to the parish council. Work on site appears to have sorted ...
www.thisisledbury.co.uk/herefordshire/ ledbury/news/LEDBURY_NEWS22.html - 55k - Cached - Similar pages
We Get Used To the Smell
... That night the overwhelming smell of sewage penetrates your room. The
next day when you go to eat, the smell of sewage is everywhere. ...
www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/ chadwell/2001/010701am.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages
Limerick Leader - September 6th, 2003 - News - Vile smell hangs ...
... And the smell of sewage on Lucas Drive in Lower Park has prevented one
family from sitting out their back garden and having barbeques. ...
www.limerick-leader.ie/issues/20030906/news07.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | The Thames Gateway: here be ...
... Not a hint of a tram. No river bus. None of these for some years yet. Not
even a view of the river. The smell of sewage wafts across the estate. ...
www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,3604,1072906,00.html - 43k - Cached - Similar pages
Quality of Life in Housing Areas
... The foul smells associated with many industrial processes and their waste and the
smell of sewage and rotting household waste can deter people from living in ...
www.arbeer.demon.co.uk/soc-asp/life/qofl_2.htm - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
and many, many more examples found through Google.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks. You were both very helpful. I decided for "strong smell of sewage"."
+2
3 mins
Dave Greatrix
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Dutch to English Technical Translator
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English
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strong smell of drains
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Note added at 2003-12-16 19:40:16 (GMT)
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Lettingzone.com
... The smell of damp emerged as the worse – the house immediately becomes a “no-no”.
Other put-offs include the smell of drains, Tobacco and animals. ...
www.lettingzone.com/ content.asp?contentid=570&level=1 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
Chester@Large - Via Vita
... The bar area often suffers from unfortunate smells - the smell of powerful cleaning
agents lingers around the bar itself while the smell of drains - the curse ...
www.clarence.ndirect.co.uk/large/bars/viavita.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages
Choco Jack: Believing the Bulldust - 1941
... Did war bring this sort of laxity? The smell of drains persisted. It
was announced that the new hospital \'will accommodate thirty.\'. ...
www.jje.info/lostlives/exhib/chocojack/1941.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Palmyra (Tadmor) Travel Information. Photos, Stories and Diaries ...
... He was already up. He’d been up most of the night, trying to ignore
the overpowering smell of drains that came into his room. ...
www.worldsurface.com/browse/ location.asp?locationid=5555
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Note added at 2003-12-16 19:40:16 (GMT)
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Lettingzone.com
... The smell of damp emerged as the worse – the house immediately becomes a “no-no”.
Other put-offs include the smell of drains, Tobacco and animals. ...
www.lettingzone.com/ content.asp?contentid=570&level=1 - 28k - Cached - Similar pages
Chester@Large - Via Vita
... The bar area often suffers from unfortunate smells - the smell of powerful cleaning
agents lingers around the bar itself while the smell of drains - the curse ...
www.clarence.ndirect.co.uk/large/bars/viavita.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages
Choco Jack: Believing the Bulldust - 1941
... Did war bring this sort of laxity? The smell of drains persisted. It
was announced that the new hospital \'will accommodate thirty.\'. ...
www.jje.info/lostlives/exhib/chocojack/1941.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages
Palmyra (Tadmor) Travel Information. Photos, Stories and Diaries ...
... He was already up. He’d been up most of the night, trying to ignore
the overpowering smell of drains that came into his room. ...
www.worldsurface.com/browse/ location.asp?locationid=5555
Peer comment(s):
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AllisonK (X)
: sewage odour?
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Kate Hudson (X)
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