Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 8, 2003 19:11
20 yrs ago
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German term
(4) WC-Kerne
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Office building specifications
Die Eingangshalle, Treppenhäuser und 4 WC-Kerne pro Etage wurden mit Marmor ausgebaut.
Mental blockage!
TIA
Mental blockage!
TIA
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Toilets |
AngieD
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| 3 +4 | 4 restroom cores / 4 bathroom cores |
NGK
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| 5 | (4) WC units |
Gareth McMillan
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| 3 | Bathroom facilities (US) |
Trudy Peters
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Change log
Apr 3, 2007 21:41: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Construction / Civil Engineering"
Proposed translations
+2
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Toilets
I would understand it to be the number of "facilities" on each floor, not the number of toilets per facility.
I think I would just say "Toilets per floor" (who'd have thought loos could be so difficult...)
I think I would just say "Toilets per floor" (who'd have thought loos could be so difficult...)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Armorel Young
: yes, confirmed by "WC-Kern im Erdgeschoß befindlich, mit Damen-, Herren- und Behinderten-WC" (http://www.vt.roegelein-partner.de/index.php?url=/projekte/n...
28 mins
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| agree |
senin
14 hrs
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18 mins
Bathroom facilities (US)
or toilet facilities
+4
1 hr
4 restroom cores / 4 bathroom cores
From what the few Google hits for "WC-Kern(e)" tell me, it refers to facilities rather than individual stalls or commodes.
Quite a few hits for restroom core(s) and bathroom core(s) in architectural contexts, so this seems a pretty safe bet to me.
Quite a few hits for restroom core(s) and bathroom core(s) in architectural contexts, so this seems a pretty safe bet to me.
Reference:
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=bathroom-core&btnG=Google+Suche&meta=
http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=restroom-cores&btnG=Google+Suche&meta=
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.
: yes, to 'core', like 'core' for elevator shaft since the plumbing is arranged in the same area on each floor
2 hrs
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| agree |
avantix
5 hrs
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| agree |
Mario Marcolin
11 hrs
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| agree |
Stefan Simko
13 hrs
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1 day 13 hrs
Gareth McMillan
Native in English
Works in field
Least is most, so keep it simple!
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English
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(4) WC units
WC means Water Closet (although nobody asks "where's the water closet"). People call it toilet but an architect or estate agent (who deals in property) would use the term WC. The word "core" doesn't work here prefer "unit".
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