Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
drijvende kranen met grijpers
English translation:
floating cranes with grabs
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Santa Botha
Dec 8, 2005 14:54
18 yrs ago
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Dutch term
Native in: Afrikaans 
Works in: Afrikaans to English, Dutch to Afrikaans, French to Afrikaans, and 2 more.
drijvende kranen met grijpers
Dutch to English
Other
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
part of a list consisting of shipping equipment; brugkranen, walkranen en drijvende kranen met grijpers.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | floating cranes with grabs |
Lucinda Hollenberg
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| 4 +2 | floating cranes with grabs (buckets) |
Kate Hudson (X)
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| 4 +1 | floating grab crane |
Jack den Haan
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| 3 | floating crane with gripping device |
Johan Venter
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Proposed translations
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17 mins
Lucinda Hollenberg
Native in English
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, English, and 1 more.
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floating cranes with grabs
In shipping mostly 'grabs' is used
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15 mins
floating crane with gripping device
I'm sure about the floating crane part, but on grijpers it's a bit of a guess, to be honest
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Note added at 17 mins (2005-12-08 15:12:01 GMT)
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Could even be a grab bucket or a claw bucket. Quite a few English translations for grijper on Eurodic.
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Note added at 17 mins (2005-12-08 15:12:01 GMT)
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Could even be a grab bucket or a claw bucket. Quite a few English translations for grijper on Eurodic.
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19 mins
floating cranes with grabs (buckets)
F&G2345 floating-crane and grab-dredging barge
http://www.kobelco-cranes.com/europe/history/
http://www.kobelco-cranes.com/europe/history/
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5 hrs
Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
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English
Netherlands
Qualified engineer, translator & teacher
Native in: Dutch , English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
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floating grab crane
Technisch woordenboek scheeps-, regel- installatietechniek [Delévaque]: grijperkraan = grab crane; drijvende grijperkraan = floating grab crane.
Peer comment(s):
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Wouter van Kampen
: Cranes! http://www.krk.com.br/html/produtos/casar/aplicacoes.htm
27 mins
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Inderdaad, meervoud werd gevraagd. Aardige referentie. Die gaat in mijn terminologiearchief. Bedankt!
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