civil works

Japanese translation: 土木工事

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English term or phrase:civil works
Japanese translation:土木工事
Entered by: Kazuo SAWADA

20:52 Mar 5, 2011
English to Japanese translations [PRO]
Energy / Power Generation / infrastructure works
English term or phrase: civil works
This is extracted from power plant development. I would be happy if you tell me how I should translate this term.

Original texts are as follows;
- 'Power Plant - Civil Works Package,'
- 'Civil works includes construction of power plant building and chimneys, carrying out the required filling works, construction of the plant's boiler and turbine facilities, installation and testing of the boilers and turbines construction of associated facilities.
Ayuko D
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:28
土木工事
Explanation:
これはCivil Engineering Worksのことでないでしょうか?
This should be "Civil Engineering Works", I presume.
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Kazuo SAWADA
Local time: 03:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2土木工事
Kazuo SAWADA
4 +1公共事業、民需事業(土木事業)
fumipi829
5土木建築工事
cinefil


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
公共事業、民需事業(土木事業)


Explanation:
どこの国を指しているか分かりませんが、CIVILという言葉に「民間、公共、民需、土木」などのニュアンスが入っているので、この場合、インフラを構築するという観点で上記の用語を使って訳されたらいかがでしょうか。

fumipi829
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  MariyaN (X)
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
土木工事


Explanation:
これはCivil Engineering Worksのことでないでしょうか?
This should be "Civil Engineering Works", I presume.

Example sentence(s):
  • The Swedish chemist invented dynamite, which proved to be useful for civil engineering work.
Kazuo SAWADA
Local time: 03:28
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Japanese
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agree  Mami Yamaguchi
7 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mami.

agree  Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thank you, Soonthon.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
土木建築工事


Explanation:
土工事以外にも建物工事などが含まれているので。

タービンはスチームタービンですか?
コンバインド?


cinefil
Japan
Local time: 22:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
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