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Subject: Architecture, building
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: leander1-ga
List Price: $5.00
Posted: 21 Feb 2004 07:41 PST
Expires: 22 Mar 2004 07:41 PST
Question ID: 309164
One final translation! Can you help, please?

"Die innenliegenden Stützen zeichnen sich in der verglasten Front
durch hölzerne Deckleisten plastisch ab. Die Ansichtsbreite entspricht
der Stützenschmalseite.
Ein auskragendes Obergeschoss als raumhaltiges Vordach artikuliert die
Eingangsfassade."
	
4	6.3.4	6-3-4-COLUMN_H-SECTION.DXF	HORIZONTALSCHNITT_STUETZE	
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LEVEL 3: 6-4-FAÇADE_JOINTS

BOX No.	BOX REFERENCE	TOPIC/FILE NAME	TITLE TO BE DISPLAYED	Brief Description 
				
1	6.4.1	6-4-1-CANTILEVER.TIF	AUSKRAGUNG	A projecting upper
floorauskragendes Obergeschoss als raumhaltiges Vordach artikuliert
die Eingangsfassade.

Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 21 Feb 2004 09:08 PST
Dear leander1,

I would like to do a translation, but before I make something wrong I
would like to know if you only require a translation of the first part
- the German text -, or if you also expect the rest to be translated.
It looks pretty weird to me, so I prefer asking...

Regards,
Scriptor

Clarification of Question by leander1-ga on 22 Feb 2004 00:21 PST
Dear Scriptor,
Of course, you are absolutely right, it's just the first part of the
question. How the rest of it got in there I can't imagine.
Sorry, and thanks!
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Subject: Re: Architecture, building
Answered By: scriptor-ga on 22 Feb 2004 05:22 PST
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Dear leander1,

Here is your translation:

"Wooden ceiling laths let the internal supports loom plastically in
the glazed front. The visible width corresponds to the support's
coign.
A protruding first floor [in the British sense of the word, meaning
the floor above the ground floor], designed as a voluminous canopy,
articulates the entrance facade."

Best regards,
Scriptor

Request for Answer Clarification by leander1-ga on 22 Feb 2004 06:06 PST
Dear Scriptor,
I am not quire sure about two of the words you use in this translation.
"Coign" - what exactly is it?
and
"loom" in this context. Can you explain?
Thanks and regards,
Leander

Clarification of Answer by scriptor-ga on 22 Feb 2004 08:25 PST
Of course I will try to explain it. According to the dictionary I use,
"coign" or "quoin" means the strait, narrow side of something. For
example, the narrow gable side of a house in contrast to its long
side. And I chose "to loom" for "being plastically visible", "being
apparent" - not prominent yet, but already noticeable.

Please pardon me if I used inappropriate or confusing words; though
German is my native language, it's not easy to translate certain terms
and at the same time to preserve their full meanings. I really hope I
was able to clarify what I tried to express.

Best regards,
Scriptor
leander1-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars
Dear Scriptor,
Thank you for the clarification. I am still not happy about "coign",
as I cannot find an appropriate definition in any dicttuionary. I
decided to use "the narriow side of the suopport".
Also, I used "appear" instead of "loom". 
It was a brute of a translation, and I am most grateful for your help.
Best regards,
Leander1

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