Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
plaatformaten
English translation:
standard sheet sizes
Added to glossary by
Saskia Steur (X)
Sep 2, 2007 21:44
16 yrs ago
Dutch term
United Kingdom
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Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, French to English
plaatformaten
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
De software berekend de optimale opdeling van de uit te snijden panelen uit de basis plaatformaten, waardoor het restafval hout minimaal is.
sheets of wood ?
sheets of wood ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | standard sheet sizes |
Saskia Steur (X)
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| 3 | sheets of wood |
Barbara Schiefer
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Sep 9, 2007 08:43: Saskia Steur (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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standard sheet sizes
This is how I read it - materials come in in standars sheet sizes and the computer calculates the best use of the materials, wasting as little as possible.
http://www.bpindex.co.uk/manf.html?id=215
http://www.timbertraders.com.au/product.php?cmd=detail&catid...
http://www.bpindex.co.uk/manf.html?id=215
http://www.timbertraders.com.au/product.php?cmd=detail&catid...
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Barbara Schiefer
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Flexible, many years of experience
Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, French to English, and 1 more.
sheets of wood
"Sheets of wood" is correct, as is "slabs of wood" (less common).
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