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for subsidence purposes

German translation: hier: als Notration

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English term or phrase:for subsidence purposes
German translation:hier: als Notration
Entered by: Kathi Stock

14:53 Jun 9, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Other / Anweisungen für Notfälle
English term or phrase: for subsidence purposes
Fourteen gallons of water per person is the suggested amount to store for a two-week emergency situation.
One thing to note is that this amount is enough for **subsidence purposes** only, 2 quarts. for drinking and 2 quarts for cleaning and bathing purposes a day.
Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 04:56
hier: als Notration
Explanation:
Vielleicht ergibt sich mehr ausdem Kontext. Aber im Vergleich mit Google Fudstellen dürfte diese Übersetzung wohl den Kern der Aussage treffen. Es denn, dass es hier im Kontext um Erdrutsche o.ä. Naturereignisse geht.
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Andrea Melletat
Germany
Local time: 11:56
Grading comment
Danke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +5hier: als Notration
Andrea Melletat


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
hier: als Notration


Explanation:
Vielleicht ergibt sich mehr ausdem Kontext. Aber im Vergleich mit Google Fudstellen dürfte diese Übersetzung wohl den Kern der Aussage treffen. Es denn, dass es hier im Kontext um Erdrutsche o.ä. Naturereignisse geht.


    Reference: http://www.yarn.org/subsidence/
Andrea Melletat
Germany
Local time: 11:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: Der Vorschlag erscheint mir passend.
54 mins
agree  Hans G. Liepert: auch bei Erdrutsch ist Wasser zum Überleben nötig
1 hr
agree  Teresa Reinhardt: The English should be subsistence
2 hrs
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): I was wondering about "subsidence",too, didn't seem to make sense, eh?
6 hrs
agree  Pemma: mit Teresa: ist ein Typo
9 hrs
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