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kantsteinsvis

English translation: kerb height

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Norwegian term or phrase:kantsteinsvis
English translation:kerb height
Entered by: Carole Hognestad

10:23 Feb 6, 2020
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Road construction
Norwegian term or phrase: kantsteinsvis
In a report on a road construction project:
Kantsteinsvis for nedsenket kantstein skal være 1,5 cm.
I'm thinking it might be the 'drop', but it's only a guess.
Carole Hognestad
Local time: 06:22
curb height
Explanation:
Statens Vegvesen definerer det som "Den delen av kantsteinen som er synlig, sett fra siden". Prestesæter har oppslagsordet uten fuge-s, altså kansteinvis, og angir curb height som engelsk term.

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Note added at 22 mins (2020-02-06 10:46:34 GMT)
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På den annen side skal man alltid være forsiktig med å bruke Prestesæters oversettelse direkte, kvaliteten kan variere en del.
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Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 06:22
Grading comment
Thank you for your suggestion - it was most helpful.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2curb height
Leif Henriksen


  

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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
curb height


Explanation:
Statens Vegvesen definerer det som "Den delen av kantsteinen som er synlig, sett fra siden". Prestesæter har oppslagsordet uten fuge-s, altså kansteinvis, og angir curb height som engelsk term.

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Note added at 22 mins (2020-02-06 10:46:34 GMT)
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På den annen side skal man alltid være forsiktig med å bruke Prestesæters oversettelse direkte, kvaliteten kan variere en del.


Leif Henriksen
Norway
Local time: 06:22
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in Norwegian (Bokmal)Norwegian (Bokmal)
PRO pts in category: 61
Grading comment
Thank you for your suggestion - it was most helpful.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Leif. Many thanks for your quick response. Curb height makes perfect sense. Maybe my addition of an 's' is what has hampered my search!

Asker: Thanks eodd. It is the British English version I will be using.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eodd: May I just add that curb is US English and kerb is UK English. Not sure which one you are after.
6 hrs
agree  Michael Ellis: Agree, and also agree eodd. But 1.5cm seems very low for a kerb.
23 hrs
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