Glossary entry

Norwegian term or phrase:

sidetak

English translation:

borrow pit

Added to glossary by Charles Ek
Jul 24, 2011 13:59
12 yrs ago
Norwegian term

sidetak

Norwegian to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
overalt hvor de finnes innen vegområdet, og på arealer som skal benyttes for tilrigging, anleggsveger, sidetak, materialtak og tipp

I can't find the English word for this. It also occurs when removing earth from "sidetak". How about "hillside"?
Proposed translations (English)
5 +1 borow pit
4 side roof
Change log

Jul 29, 2011 18:46: Charles Ek Created KOG entry

Proposed translations

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borow pit

See first link for Ornett.no definition as "borrow pit" Second link corroborates this with the example sentence, at page 3.

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-24 15:08:27 GMT)
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Sorry, it should of course be "borrow pit".

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-07-24 15:09:30 GMT)
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See http://www.google.com/search?q="borrow pit"&hl=en&num=10&lr=... for examples of borrow pits.
Example sentence:

Fjellmassane som du skal bruke i vegfyllinga, skal hentast frå eit sidetak som ligg ca. 700meter frå bustadfeltet.

Peer comment(s):

agree EC Translate : borrow pit
15 hrs
Takk.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Had a hard time with this one, but I found a picture that confirmed your translation. Thanks"
8 mins

side roof

Shouldn't have to be more complicated than that...
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