Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Swedish term or phrase:
överdäckning
English translation:
street overbuild
Added to glossary by
Michele Fauble
Aug 22, 2006 19:17
17 yrs ago
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Swedish term
Sweden
Always on time
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
överdäckning
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Roads and Hospitals
A large hospital is to be biult and part of the street may have to be covered. The word used was "överdäckning." What is the best English word for this`?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | street overbuild |
Michele Fauble
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| 2 | building overpass |
John Kennedy
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Proposed translations
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Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Native English
Native in: English
Works in: Norwegian to English, Danish to English, Swedish to English
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street overbuild
'street overbuild' or 'covered street'
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John Kennedy
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Over 20 years in translation/abstracting
Native in: English
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English
building overpass
"and a building overpass may have to be constructed over part of the street"
A building overpass is a structure connecting two separate buildings over a road or other open area, which is straddled by a complex of buildings such as a hospital. It may include, for example, office space as well as serving as a throughway between the buildings.
A building overpass is a structure connecting two separate buildings over a road or other open area, which is straddled by a complex of buildings such as a hospital. It may include, for example, office space as well as serving as a throughway between the buildings.
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