perkasimas

English translation: (soil) overexcavation

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Lithuanian term or phrase:perkasimas
English translation:(soil) overexcavation
Entered by: Rita Vaicekonyte

15:28 Jan 29, 2017
Lithuanian to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering / construction
Lithuanian term or phrase: perkasimas
Atsitiktiniai grunto perkasimai užpilami smėliniu gruntu.
Olga Prisekina-Olrichs
Netherlands
Local time: 16:30
(soil) overexcavation
Explanation:
Man atrodo, kad čia turima omenyje tokios situacijos, kuomet iškasamas didesnis plotas, nei realiai reikalingas pastato statybai, o ne papildomai sukastos žemės, kas paprastai turima omenyje sakant "perkasimas".

Galima, pagal kontekstą, versti kaip accidental overexcavation/overdigging of soil is to be/must filled in with gritty primer/coarse sand.
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Rita Vaicekonyte
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3 +2(soil) overexcavation
Rita Vaicekonyte
5Accidentally excavated soil / soil excavated by accident
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(soil) overexcavation


Explanation:
Man atrodo, kad čia turima omenyje tokios situacijos, kuomet iškasamas didesnis plotas, nei realiai reikalingas pastato statybai, o ne papildomai sukastos žemės, kas paprastai turima omenyje sakant "perkasimas".

Galima, pagal kontekstą, versti kaip accidental overexcavation/overdigging of soil is to be/must filled in with gritty primer/coarse sand.

Rita Vaicekonyte
Lithuania
Native speaker of: Native in LithuanianLithuanian, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Ona Stankevičiūtė: Taip, čia tikrai kalbama apie tai, kai iškasama giliau ar plačiau nei numatyta techniniame projekte. Tik siūlyčiau "smėlinį gruntą" versti paprasčiausiai "sand" arba "sandy soil", nes niekur nepasakyta, kad jis būtent stambiagrūdis.
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agree  Valters Feists
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Accidentally excavated soil / soil excavated by accident


Explanation:
Įvertinus visą sakinį, manau, kad priešdėlio over- šiuo atveju visai nereikia.


vida tumiene
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