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brandbeeld

20:30 Jul 27, 2009
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Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Insurance / fire
Dutch term or phrase: brandbeeld
A house fire was extinguished by the fire department. Time for the fire investigators to come in and report on the cause. They identify it, and in their report they mention that, "...given the _________ we encountered, the point of origin of the fire was...."

The best I could come up with was "fire scene" but I am unsure about it.
Peter Moor
United States
Local time: 14:45


Summary of answers provided
3 +2given the physical evidence we encountered.......
LouisV (X)
4fire pattern, burn pattern
Withenfields
3the condition of the premises that we encountered
Michael Beijer


Discussion entries: 5





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
the condition of the premises that we encountered


Explanation:
How about ...

"...given the condition of the premises that we encountered, the fire must have originated from/in ...."


Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:45
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ron Willems: I'd say it's rather the condition/characteristics/??? of the fire itself, rather than the premises // you're right that the brandbeeld can be determined after the fire, not (just) during. I hadn't thought of that. still, premises seems too liberal to me..
2 hrs
  -> Hmm. But after a fire is 'geblust', the fire is no longer there, only the traces of the fire, i.e., its marks in the premises. Perhaps we would need to ask an English speaking fire fighter;)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
given the physical evidence we encountered.......


Explanation:
because the second part of the sentence uses 'the fire, this will adequate reflect the meaning.

LouisV (X)
Australia
Local time: 05:45
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michael Beijer: "...given the physical evidence we encountered, the fire must have originated from/in ...." (sounds about right)
35 mins

agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
1 hr
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263 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fire pattern, burn pattern


Explanation:
I agree with one of the questioner's own suggestions. I have found numerous examples of both fire pattern and burn pattern on .uk sites, searching for
investigation "burn pattern" site:uk


Withenfields
Local time: 19:45
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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