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pôdorysná šírka

English translation: ground plan width

11:43 Aug 17, 2013
Slovak to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Excavation
Slovak term or phrase: pôdorysná šírka
Diagrams for excavation of pits and trenches includes "pomer jeho výšky ku pôdorysnej šírke". ratio of its height to... The term seems to be unique to the company, but it could be ground length or "basic width" by translating the supposedly German equivalent "Grundbreite". Could anyone with a civil engineering background comment or suggest a better translation?
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Local time: 05:58
English translation:ground plan width
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Michal Zugec
Slovakia
Local time: 05:58
Grading comment
It would have been better if I could have split the points.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +1ground plan width
Michal Zugec
3footprint width
Stuart Hoskins


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
footprint width


Explanation:


Stuart Hoskins
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Notes to answerer
Asker: Footprint appeared the better answer, but found no reference and I know "pôdorysná" is ground plan.

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ground plan width


Explanation:


Michal Zugec
Slovakia
Local time: 05:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Slovak
PRO pts in category: 75
Grading comment
It would have been better if I could have split the points.
Notes to answerer
Asker: I know "pôdorysná" means ground/ground plan, but could not find references and the project manager favored "footprint"


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dušan Ján Hlísta: alebo aj width of the ground plan - Dušan
22 mins
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