Überwölbung
English translation: culverting
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|  Selected response from: Lancashireman United Kingdom Local time: 23:41 | |||
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| 4 +3 | culverting |
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| 5 -1 | bridge |
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| 3 | overarching /arching over |
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4 hrs confidence: 
overarching /arching over Explanation: After much to-and-fro, I'm now thinking the term required is a vastly simpler one than initially assumed. 'Overarching' is nothing more than a glorified way of saying, 'bridging over", or 'arching over' in this particular case. overarching ==> überwölbend https://de.pons.com/übersetzung/deutsch-englisch/überwölbend -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2020-07-29 19:47:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also, the fleeting mention of the source term and 'brief overview' nature of the paragraph in its entirety suggest that only a very simple expression might be required. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2020-07-29 20:00:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- https://dict.leo.org/german-english/überwölben |
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5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1bridge Explanation: The bridge over the Chemnitz river was completed in 1914. Falkeplatz would become a densely populated urban center... https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=%C3%9Cberw%C3%B6lbung https://translate.google.com/#view=home&op=translate&sl=auto&tl=en&text=Mit%20der%20%C3%9Cberw%C3%B6lbung%20des%20Chemnitzflusses%2C%20die%2 |
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14 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3culverting Explanation: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/culvert i.e. more than just 'bridging' This is what they did to the Frome in Bristol city centre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Frome,_Bristol -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 51 mins (2020-07-29 15:52:41 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Der Platz in seiner heutigen Gestalt entstand erst in den Jahren 1912 bis 1914 durch die Überbauung der Chemnitz und des bis dahin offenen Mühlgrabens. Dabei wurde der Fluss mit verrippten Spannbetonelementen abgedeckt. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falkeplatz Despite the comment in the Discussion Box, this is clearly more than 'bridging'. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2020-07-29 20:22:36 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As an alternative, you may prefer covered over Many examples of similar projects here: The properties there date from the late 1950s, so presumably the river was covered over then. When the river was covered over, it became a street called Boundary Lane At the top of Fleet Market, formed when the river was covered over in 1733 The river was covered over in 1440 by Lord Mayor Robert Large during the rebuilding of St. Margaret Lothbury church https://www.google.com/search?q="river was covered over"&oq=... Your own source states: "Für die Neugestaltung des Platzes in den Jahren 1912 bis 1913 mussten die Chemnitz und der Mühlgraben großflächig überbrückt (überwölbt) werden. So entstand zwischen Theater- und Poststraße sowie der neuen Falkestraße "künstliches" städtisches Bauland." Clearly more than a single bridge structure. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day 3 hrs (2020-07-30 18:49:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here's one from Leeds: "A two-mile stretch of the Meanwood Beck is culverted as it runs through the city centre, and a series of subterranean tunnels carry the stream underneath roads, the bus station and the railway." https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/watch-follow-route-leed... |
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