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limoneuse

Englisch translation: silty / loamy

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Deutsch Begriff oder Satz:limoneus / schluffig
Englisch Übersetzung:silty / loamy
Eingetragen von: Steffen Walter

07:54 Aug 26, 2015
Übersetzungen Deutsch > Englisch [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geologie
Deutsch Begriff oder Satz: limoneuse
Context:

"In den Mergeln sind tonige, sandige und limoneuse Varietäten anzutreffen."

* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Geological survey
* Target audience: Civil engineers
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): British English
David Williams
Deutschland
Local time: 15:12
silty/loamy
Erklärung:
This seems to be French (originating from FR 'limon' = DE 'Schluff') - there are many search hits proving that 'limoneux/-se' is the equivalent of 'silty/loamy' ('schluffig' in 'proper' German).

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Note added at 57 mins (2015-08-26 08:52:06 GMT)
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Hence, the marls contain/include clayey, sandy and silty varities.

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Note added at 57 mins (2015-08-26 08:52:31 GMT)
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... varieties, of course.
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Steffen Walter
Deutschland
Local time: 15:12
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silty/loamy


Erklärung:
This seems to be French (originating from FR 'limon' = DE 'Schluff') - there are many search hits proving that 'limoneux/-se' is the equivalent of 'silty/loamy' ('schluffig' in 'proper' German).

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Note added at 57 mins (2015-08-26 08:52:06 GMT)
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Hence, the marls contain/include clayey, sandy and silty varities.

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Note added at 57 mins (2015-08-26 08:52:31 GMT)
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... varieties, of course.

Steffen Walter
Deutschland
Local time: 15:12
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Herzlichen Dank!
Hinweise an den Beantworter der Frage
Fragesteller: The reason thy used a Frnch word is actually perfectly explicable.


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Zustimmung  philgoddard: Though I don't know why they've used a French word.
5 Stunden
  -> The author is perhaps a bilingual French/German geologist ;-)
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