chinked

German translation: versiegelt

18:52 Jan 13, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Forestry / Wood / Timber
English term or phrase: chinked
Bericht über einen Jagdausflug in Kanada. Dreht sich um ein Blockhaus:
A little more recently, another homestead house was logged and chinked by another occupant.
Oliver Giesser
United States
Local time: 06:52
German translation:versiegelt
Explanation:
alle Ritzen wurden verschlossen. Chinked im Medizinischen bedeutet, dass auch die kleinsten Spalten und Ritzen verschlossen werden.
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Edith Kelly
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Local time: 11:52
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versiegelt


Explanation:
alle Ritzen wurden verschlossen. Chinked im Medizinischen bedeutet, dass auch die kleinsten Spalten und Ritzen verschlossen werden.

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 11:52
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agree  Derek Gill Franßen: Das ist auch was "chinked" bedeutet, wenn es mit "log cabins" zu tun hat. :-)
7 mins

agree  seehand: eher abgedichtet, meiner Meinung nach, denn es handelt sich ja doch meistens um Naturmaterialien wie Moos, Lehm etc. Gruß Birgitt
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