Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Finnish term or phrase:
optioalueen sakaroiden välipuhdistus
English translation:
trimming prongs of construction block
Added to glossary by
paul hacker
Jul 30, 2009 22:50
14 yrs ago
Finnish term
United States
Retired foreign service officer
Native in: English 
Works in: Finnish to English, Swedish to English, Czech to English, and 4 more.
optioalueen sakaroiden välipuhdistus
Finnish to English
Tech/Engineering
Mining & Minerals / Gems
Has to do with construction project
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | trimming prongs of construction block |
Desmond O'Rourke
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
Desmond O'Rourke
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
PROFESSIONAL JOBS PERSONALLY HANDLED
Native in: English
Works in: Finnish to English, English to Finnish
Related KudoZ points
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16
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trimming prongs of construction block
prong of hollow block is removed manually & trimmed to dovetail block at corner of building - photo and text at lower right page of link:
http://www.pihakivi.com/fi/Käyttökohteet/Ohjeet/Muurin raken...
Kiviparista muodostuvalla muurikivityypillä saa tehtyä 90 asteen kulman leikkaamalla ns. välikivestä yhden sakaran pois. Linjalankaa kannattaa käyttää apuna suoran linjan varmistamiseksi.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-07-31 11:21:50 GMT)
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Optioalueen is literally option area, as Marju so cleverly asserts, after first considering my answer. Since option area adds nothing to the meaning, why confuse the reader? Sometimes, literal translations can be worse than translations that convey the meaning in the best way.
http://www.pihakivi.com/fi/Käyttökohteet/Ohjeet/Muurin raken...
Kiviparista muodostuvalla muurikivityypillä saa tehtyä 90 asteen kulman leikkaamalla ns. välikivestä yhden sakaran pois. Linjalankaa kannattaa käyttää apuna suoran linjan varmistamiseksi.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2009-07-31 11:21:50 GMT)
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Optioalueen is literally option area, as Marju so cleverly asserts, after first considering my answer. Since option area adds nothing to the meaning, why confuse the reader? Sometimes, literal translations can be worse than translations that convey the meaning in the best way.
Note from asker:
| Was that meant to cover only the middle word of this expression? |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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