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11:04 Sep 10, 2010 |
German to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Economics | |||||||
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4 +1 | interconnected system [of pipes] |
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4 +1 | system of interconnecting channels |
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3 | communicating tubes |
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communicating tubes Explanation: Why not use this expression? It's quite common. |
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interconnected system [of pipes] Explanation: Personally I would leave the "of pipes" out of it; it does look like a technical metaphor, but in my view it doesn't really work in English. |
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system of interconnecting channels Explanation: I think "channels" feels more natural in English and is certainly seen in this sort of context in the financial columns of UK newspapers. |
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