Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
travertine
German translation:
Travertin, Kalktuff
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Vesna Zivcic
Mar 17, 2002 22:47
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English term
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travertine (barriers)
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I have found the term "Rauchwacke" for "travertine", but it is completely new to my ears.
waterfalls on Croatian rivers and lakes
waterfalls on Croatian rivers and lakes
Proposed translations
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| 5 | Travertin |
Elvira Stoianov
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| 4 +2 | Travertin |
Sandra Schlatter
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| 4 | Rauchwacke = Rauhwacke (more frequently used) |
Elisabeth Ghysels
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Travertin
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trav·er·tine (tr²v“…r-t¶n”, -t¹n) n. 1. A light-colored porous calcite, CaCO3, deposited from solution in ground or surface waters and forming, among other deposits, stalactites and stalagmites. 2. A compact calcium carbonate used as a facing material in construction. [French, from Italian travertino, alteration of tivertino, from Latin (lapis) tºburtºnus, (stone) of Tibur (Tivoli), an ancient city of central Italy.]
http://www.discoverturkey.com/german/bakanlik/b-a-denizli.ht...
Das Wort Travertine kommt aus der italienischen Stadt Tivoli, die in der Römerzeit "Tivertino" genannt wurde und wo sich breite Bodensätze befinden. Die Travertine sind Felsen, die aus sehr unterschiedlichen Gründe und wegen verschiedenen Begebenheiten durch physikalische Reaktionen sich senken.
Duden:
Travertin=Kalksinter, Kalktuff, der yur Verkleidung von Fassaden, als Bodenbelag o.Ä. verwendet wird
trav·er·tine (tr²v“…r-t¶n”, -t¹n) n. 1. A light-colored porous calcite, CaCO3, deposited from solution in ground or surface waters and forming, among other deposits, stalactites and stalagmites. 2. A compact calcium carbonate used as a facing material in construction. [French, from Italian travertino, alteration of tivertino, from Latin (lapis) tºburtºnus, (stone) of Tibur (Tivoli), an ancient city of central Italy.]
http://www.discoverturkey.com/german/bakanlik/b-a-denizli.ht...
Das Wort Travertine kommt aus der italienischen Stadt Tivoli, die in der Römerzeit "Tivertino" genannt wurde und wo sich breite Bodensätze befinden. Die Travertine sind Felsen, die aus sehr unterschiedlichen Gründe und wegen verschiedenen Begebenheiten durch physikalische Reaktionen sich senken.
Duden:
Travertin=Kalksinter, Kalktuff, der yur Verkleidung von Fassaden, als Bodenbelag o.Ä. verwendet wird
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Travertin
According to Eurodicautom the term "Travertin" exists in German.
Context would be "Talsperren". Seems to fit...
Context would be "Talsperren". Seems to fit...
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Klaus Dorn (X)
: it's what my dictionaries tell me too
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Geneviève von Levetzow
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Rauchwacke = Rauhwacke (more frequently used)
= Travertin; however, I it's my impression, that in nature it's more often called Rauhwacke, while as building and decorating material it's more often called Travertin; anyway Travertin will be more widely understood.
Pozdrav,
Nikolaus
another interesting website:
http://www.ulg.ac.be/geolsed/sedim/lexique.htm
Pozdrav,
Nikolaus
another interesting website:
http://www.ulg.ac.be/geolsed/sedim/lexique.htm
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