Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
shale slide
German translation:
Schieferrutschung
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Alan Johnson
Jan 19, 2005 15:00
19 yrs ago
English term
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shale slide
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Geology
Jagd in Kanada - Umgebungsbeschreibung:
There were feeding areas galore, bedding areas for any type of weather, shale slides and cliffs for escape routes.
There were feeding areas galore, bedding areas for any type of weather, shale slides and cliffs for escape routes.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 4 | Schieferrutschung |
Alan Johnson
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| 3 | Schieferplatten |
Christine Lam
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| 3 | Schieferrutsch |
Manuela Junghans
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| 1 | Schieferschlitterbahn |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
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Schieferrutschung
Oder Schiefersteinrutschung
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Retired as of Jan 2019!
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Schieferschlitterbahn
a guess
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Schieferplatten
I think this is more along the lines of a "rock slide", i.e. shale that slid off the mountain. However, I can not come up with anyting better than Platten at this point
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Manuela Junghans
Germany
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Schieferrutsch
I derived it from earth slide - Erdrutsch
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