Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
uitgedempt
English translation:
damped out, dampened out
Added to glossary by
Jack den Haan
Nov 9, 2007 13:34
16 yrs ago
Dutch term
Greece
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uitgedempt
Dutch to English
Science
Science (general)
hydraulic engineering, water management
The sentence is: 'een aankomende golf wordt uitgedempt'. Can anyone tell me the English equivalent of this word? The topic is water management technology. Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | dampened |
Jack den Haan
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| 4 | absorbed |
Kira Laudy
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Change log
Nov 14, 2007 07:46: Jack den Haan Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Netherlands
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English
Netherlands
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Native in: Dutch 
, English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
Related KudoZ points
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16
Selected
dampened
You can translate this literally. See http://www.coastal.udel.edu/faculty/rad/damping.html , for instance, or google 'dampened' in combination with 'wave'.
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Note added at 50 mins (2007-11-09 14:24:32 GMT)
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Or perhaps: dampened out.
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Note added at 50 mins (2007-11-09 14:24:32 GMT)
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Or perhaps: dampened out.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used damped; thanks!"
19 mins
Kira Laudy
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
Specializes in field
Netherlands
Translate stands on knowledge & accuracy
Native in: Italian , Dutch
Works in: Dutch to Italian, Italian to Dutch, English to Italian, and 10 more.
absorbed
Ik zou het zo vertalen. Ciao Kira
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Note added at 23 mins (2007-11-09 13:58:01 GMT)
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Sorry, ik was een beetje te snell. Uit nader onderzoek lijkt dit in het Engels ook met "abatement" te worden vertaald. Aan jou de keuze. ciao Kira
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Note added at 23 mins (2007-11-09 13:58:01 GMT)
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Sorry, ik was een beetje te snell. Uit nader onderzoek lijkt dit in het Engels ook met "abatement" te worden vertaald. Aan jou de keuze. ciao Kira
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