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French to English translations [Non-PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering | |||||
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3 | slab (block) laying machine |
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4 -1 | egg-laying block-making machine |
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slab (block) laying machine Explanation: "laying" is the verb that we normally use for slabs, pavement, bricks, breeze blocks etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxeFSb4cOZI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjbmZy5JXAA |
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egg-laying block-making machine Explanation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3e9v5g6G4I http://www.scand-uk-machines.com/en/concrete-technologies/bl... "Mobile machines for producing blocks, curbs, paving stone, chimneys, lightweight blocks, Sumab. Can be supplied in semi-automatic and fully automatic operation. Production and unloading of finished products passes on "egg-laying" type. " www.sabinenterprises.com/egg-laying-block-making-machine-38... At construction sites, these machines are used to lay blocks on a concrete floor and move ... We offer export quality hydraulic egg laying block making machine. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2018-10-01 10:12:31 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Note that this is not "block laying", which is about setting blocks in place with mortar. These machines make blocks and, though they can simultaneously deposit them in place, that is not really block-laying unless it is on the final substrate. It certainly is NOT slab laying, as slabs are far too big for this method of production. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2018-10-01 10:14:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "Laying" in this case is more a reference to hens than to bricklayers. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 9 hrs (2018-10-02 18:54:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=_OQht8zGSWg |
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