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asanacija

English translation: sanitation

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Serbian term or phrase:asanacija
English translation:sanitation
Entered by: Jovan Tatić

20:06 Jul 16, 2008
Serbian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Serbian term or phrase: asanacija
"Skup mera koje preduzimaju državni sanitarni organi radi podizanja zdravlja stanovnika koji žive na određenom području, kao zdravstvenih prilika tog područja. Te mere se sastoje u kopanju bunara, izgradnji vodovoda i kanalizacija, isušivanju baruština i uništavanju štetnih insekata, u podizanju sanitarnih objekata i drugim sličnim radovima. Svrha tih mera jeste ozdravljenje naselja, popravljanje i poboljšanje zdravstvenih prilika."
Jovan Tatić
Serbia
Local time: 06:38
sanitation
Explanation:
asanacija - sanitation
(Šehalić S. at al, Enciklopedijski rečnik građevinarstva i arhitekture en-sr/sr-en)


sanitation - ... zdravstvene mere, sanitarno-profilaktičke mere (sanitarno čišćenje, raskuživanje, dezinfekcija, asanacija, sakupljanje i odstranjivanje otpadaka)...
( Pešič et al, Rečnik ekologije i zaštite životne sredine en-sr)


"SUEZ - GLOSSARY
...
Sanitation: wastewater and rainwater collection, transportation, and treatment techniques used together by a populated area, industrial site, or private parcel before discharge into the natural environment. Sanitation includes the disposal of sludge resulting from the wastewater treatment process. "
(http://www.suez.com/en/activites/environment/glossary/glossa... )


"Day Activity and Health Services Provider Manual
Glossary
...
Sanitation — Action taken to protect from illness, the transmission of disease, or loss of life due to unclean surroundings, the presence of disease transmitting insects or rodents, unhealthful conditions or practices in the preparation of food and beverage, or the care of personal belongings."
( http://www.dads.state.tx.us/handbooks/dahs/glossary/index.ht... )


"Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center
Vocabulary
...
sanitation : Services including the collection and disposal of sewage and garbage."
(http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/vocab/topic.cfm?to... )


"Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Glossary
...
sanitation:
Measures for hygiene, such as sewage and garbage disposal"
( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/glossary.html )
Selected response from:

V&M Stanković
Serbia
Local time: 11:38
Grading comment
Hvala na iscrpnom odgovoru!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7sanitation
V&M Stanković
2decontamination
Mike Gogulski
2sanitisation
Katarina Delic
4 -2sanitisation of an area
savaria (X)
2terrain restoration
Sladjana Spaic


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
decontamination


Explanation:
*

Mike Gogulski
Slovakia
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Sladjana Spaic: Decontamination is just an integral phase of works and I don't think it includes infrastructural works as required according to given context.
1 hr
neutral  Mira Stepanovic: Sorry, it's clearly visible from the context that it has nothing to do with decontamination http://www.answers.com/topic/decontamination?cat=technology
1 day 7 hrs
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
sanitisation


Explanation:
Ja bih tako rekla.

Katarina Delic
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  savaria (X): sorry,most probably we have been writing our solutions together,it is just that maybe your internet connection was somewhat faster.
3 mins
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
sanitisation of an area


Explanation:
It is a Serbian word with a chilling connotation that implies the sanitisation of an area.



    Reference: http://listserv.acsu.buffalo.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=albanews;vKRP...
savaria (X)
Hungary
Local time: 11:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Dragan Novakovic: Surely not a Serbian word, though a frequent official euphemism here at one time for removal of evidence of Serb war crimes. The question, however, is about something else.
1 hr
neutral  Sladjana Spaic: I agree with Dragan! I dare to say that your answer is rather dare!
1 hr
neutral  Bogdan Petrovic: yep, it's definitely not a Serbian word.
9 hrs
disagree  Mira Stepanovic: I'm sorry but I fail to see how your explanation and therefore the provided answer fit into civil engineering field; I'm sure you'd see this clearly had you been able to understand the context provided.
1 day 7 hrs
disagree  Veronica Prpic Uhing: Question context does not by far warrant this answer and stated link
2 days 12 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
sanitation


Explanation:
asanacija - sanitation
(Šehalić S. at al, Enciklopedijski rečnik građevinarstva i arhitekture en-sr/sr-en)


sanitation - ... zdravstvene mere, sanitarno-profilaktičke mere (sanitarno čišćenje, raskuživanje, dezinfekcija, asanacija, sakupljanje i odstranjivanje otpadaka)...
( Pešič et al, Rečnik ekologije i zaštite životne sredine en-sr)


"SUEZ - GLOSSARY
...
Sanitation: wastewater and rainwater collection, transportation, and treatment techniques used together by a populated area, industrial site, or private parcel before discharge into the natural environment. Sanitation includes the disposal of sludge resulting from the wastewater treatment process. "
(http://www.suez.com/en/activites/environment/glossary/glossa... )


"Day Activity and Health Services Provider Manual
Glossary
...
Sanitation — Action taken to protect from illness, the transmission of disease, or loss of life due to unclean surroundings, the presence of disease transmitting insects or rodents, unhealthful conditions or practices in the preparation of food and beverage, or the care of personal belongings."
( http://www.dads.state.tx.us/handbooks/dahs/glossary/index.ht... )


"Oswego City School District Regents Exam Prep Center
Vocabulary
...
sanitation : Services including the collection and disposal of sewage and garbage."
(http://www.regentsprep.org/Regents/global/vocab/topic.cfm?to... )


"Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
Glossary
...
sanitation:
Measures for hygiene, such as sewage and garbage disposal"
( http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/rxforsurvival/glossary.html )

V&M Stanković
Serbia
Local time: 11:38
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in Serbo-CroatSerbo-Croat
PRO pts in category: 148
Grading comment
Hvala na iscrpnom odgovoru!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sladjana Spaic: Da, sanitation je termin koji obuhvata sve radove iz datog konteksta.
10 mins
  -> hvala
agree  Dragan Novakovic
55 mins
  -> hvala
agree  Kristina Kolic
2 hrs
  -> hvala
agree  Dubravka Hrastovec
9 hrs
  -> hvala
agree  Veronica Prpic Uhing
23 hrs
  -> hvala
agree  Mira Stepanovic
1 day 6 hrs
  -> hvala
agree  Larisa Djuvelek-Ruggiero (X)
4 days
  -> hvala
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
terrain restoration


Explanation:
Jos jedna od mogućnosti.





Sladjana Spaic
Montenegro
Local time: 11:38
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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