Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Deichgräber
English translation:
ditching and trenching companies
Added to glossary by
Scott Spires
Aug 4, 2014 22:29
9 yrs ago
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German term
Deichgräber
German to English
Law/Patents
Construction / Civil Engineering
This is from an Austrian insurance contract. Some googling suggests that it has to do with excavation, though I can't find an exact translation. Here's the context it appear in: "...Elektroinstallateure (Elektriker), Heizungs- und Klimatechniker, Abbruchsunternehmer, Baggereien (Deichgräber), Sand- und Schottererzeuger, Spren-gungsunternehmer und Sprengmeister, Steinbruchunternehmer und Tiefbohrunternehmer."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | ditching and trenching companies |
Yorkshireman
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| 5 | excavation firms |
Teresa Reinhardt
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| 3 | trench digging firms/enterprises |
David Hollywood
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| 3 | excavating contractors |
Claire Vaux
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References
| Deichgraeber = Erdbeweger |
Donald Jacobson
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Proposed translations
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ditching and trenching companies
You could leave out the Baggereien - it would make it "belt and braces"
You could also, however, say "Earthmoving companies (ditching and trenching)"
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Note added at 10 hrs (2014-08-05 09:23:30 GMT)
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Or "earthmoving contractors"
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Note added at 10 hrs (2014-08-05 09:28:59 GMT)
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This seems to be an Austrian expression for earthmoving contractors - similar companies in Germany perform Erdarbeiten, Erdaushubarbeiten, Baggerarbeiten, Grabenbau etc.
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Note added at 1 day11 hrs (2014-08-06 09:58:56 GMT)
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http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/view-companies/Earth-M...
Some firms seem to use earthmoving and other earth moving
You could also, however, say "Earthmoving companies (ditching and trenching)"
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Note added at 10 hrs (2014-08-05 09:23:30 GMT)
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Or "earthmoving contractors"
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Note added at 10 hrs (2014-08-05 09:28:59 GMT)
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This seems to be an Austrian expression for earthmoving contractors - similar companies in Germany perform Erdarbeiten, Erdaushubarbeiten, Baggerarbeiten, Grabenbau etc.
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Note added at 1 day11 hrs (2014-08-06 09:58:56 GMT)
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http://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/view-companies/Earth-M...
Some firms seem to use earthmoving and other earth moving
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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264
trench digging firms/enterprises
www.yellowusa.com/category/trenching-service/cities.htmlEn caché
SimilaresSome trench digging firms mostly dig short trenches for individuals. Other trench
digging companies specialize in digging very long trenches for utility companies
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SimilaresSome trench digging firms mostly dig short trenches for individuals. Other trench
digging companies specialize in digging very long trenches for utility companies
...
7 hrs
Teresa Reinhardt
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Known for top notch work, on time
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
479
excavation firms
Not just trenches
18 hrs
excavating contractors
e.g. http://www.thomasnet.com/maryland/excavating-contractors-122...
It seems like the context is talking about all the different parties involved in construction.
It seems like the context is talking about all the different parties involved in construction.
Reference comments
3 hrs
Donald Jacobson
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Neuropsychiatrist(MD) German(MA)
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, Swedish to English
Reference:
Deichgraeber = Erdbeweger
I found a German to German translation on a business card
Reference:
Discussion
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erdbau
Zitat: "Dazu gehören: Bodenabtrag, Erdmengenbewegung (fachsprachlich: Erdmassenbewegung), Bodenverfüllungen, Auffüllungen und Aufschüttungen, Baustraßenbau, Bodenaushub für Gräben, Baggern über und unter Wasser, Fundamentaushub, Herstellung von Baugruben für Gebäude usw. Erdarbeiten sind Bestandteil der Rohbauarbeiten."
You certainly don't need two words in English for 'Baggereien (Deichgräber)', let alone with one of them in parentheses.
'Excavator' is a machine and therefore cannot be used to designate its operator.