Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
continental drift
German translation:
Kontinentaldrift, Kontinentalverschiebung
English term
continental drift
Wegener's Continental Drift theory was not readily accepted by the science community of his day. It was difficult to conceive of large continents plowing through the sea floor to move to new locations. (kids.earth.nasa.gov)
The fossil record supports and gives credence to the theories of continental drift and plate tectonics. (enchantedlearning.com)
According to the continental drift theory, the supercontinent Pangaea began to break up about 225-200 million years ago, eventually fragmenting into the continents as we know them today. (USGS)
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Proposed translations
Kontinentaldrift, Kontinentalverschiebung
Der offensichtlichste und daher am frühesten erkannte Hinweis auf die Kontinentaldrift ist die Ähnlichkeit im Verlauf der Westküste Afrikas und der Ostküste Südamerikas. (Wikipedia)
Die Theorie der Kontinentalverschiebung wurde deshalb früher in Amerika auch als „Taylor-Wegenersche Theorie“ bezeichnet, wobei Taylor später zu einem von Wegeners ersten Anhängern wurde. (Wikidedia)
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Gerhard Hofmann
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Kay Barbara
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Helmut Hetzer
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Kontinentaldrift, Plattentektonik
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kontinentaldrift (Wikipedia)
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Gerhard Hofmann
: nicht Plattentektonik
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Kay Barbara
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Theorie der Kontinentaldrift
Die Kontinentaldrift wurde im Rahmen der Theorie der Plattentektonik von Alfred Wegener entwickelt. (Entstehung der Kontinente und Ozeane)
It's not in Reverso or DRAE. Could it be a typo? And is the similarity to "butcher" coincidental? |
Well spotted! I'd guess that it refers to a "butcher knife" - I'm thinking of the larger type I just call a "chopper", or maybe a "whet/whetting/sharpening stone", although that would come under "afiladores". It's not in my technology dictionary, which usually has all sorts of recondite items. |
Probably "hachas", see here for example: http://148.206.53.233/tesiuami/UACH21626.pdf Cuchillos, chairas, hachas, guantes de malla, etc. |
It could well be "hachas" as Toni mentions or something completely different as not all the tools mentioned are cutting tools. (chairas y afiladores). Your best bet would be to contact your client. |
Thank you everyone, I had a feeling that this was a typo but I did not know what to look for so your expertise is most appreciated. |
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Kay Barbara
: Gesucht wird "continental drift" daher gehört "Theorie" hier nicht her. Zudem entstand die Theorie der Plattentektonik erst ca. 50 Jahre nach Wegeners Theorie (~30 Jahre nach seinem Tod) und aus dieser.
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