Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Mangelholz
English translation:
mangrove wood (Mangelbaum, Mangrove tree)
Added to glossary by
Anton Baer
Jul 26, 2006 19:48
17 yrs ago
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German term
United States
23 years in agricultural science
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Mangelholz
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Kon-Tiki
What kind of wood is this? It was used for the masts on the Kon-Tiki and was according to Heyerdahl hard as iron.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | mangrove wood |
Anton Baer
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| 4 -1 | defective hood |
Yaotl Altan
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Change log
Jul 27, 2006 08:14: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
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7 mins
Anton Baer
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Technology, natural sciences, AGBs
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Slovak to English, Czech to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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mangrove wood
Looks like the right candidate...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki
... Pine splashboards clad the bow, and lengths of pine 2.5 cm (1 inch) thick and 60 cm (2 feet) long were wedged between the balsa logs and used as centreboards. The main mast was made of lengths of **mangrove wood** lashed together to form a A-frame 8.8 m (29 feet) high.
Most mangrove tree species produce wood that is extremely hard and also burns ... (1997) recorded human damage on 25–72% of iron-wood trees in the Sonoran ...
www.bioone.org/.../?request=get-document&doi=10.1663/0013-0... -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kon-Tiki
... Pine splashboards clad the bow, and lengths of pine 2.5 cm (1 inch) thick and 60 cm (2 feet) long were wedged between the balsa logs and used as centreboards. The main mast was made of lengths of **mangrove wood** lashed together to form a A-frame 8.8 m (29 feet) high.
Most mangrove tree species produce wood that is extremely hard and also burns ... (1997) recorded human damage on 25–72% of iron-wood trees in the Sonoran ...
www.bioone.org/.../?request=get-document&doi=10.1663/0013-0... -
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, it certainly would be a logical choice for a wooden raft."
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5 mins
Yaotl Altan
Mexico
Mexico
Mexico
Mexican translator proofreader +20 years
Native in: Spanish , Italian
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, French to Spanish, and 5 more.
defective hood
defective wood
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-07-26 19:53:52 GMT)
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http://www.surfpick.com/wood/
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-07-26 20:06:42 GMT)
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Oh, thanx, I meant DEFECTIVE WOOD
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-07-26 19:53:52 GMT)
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http://www.surfpick.com/wood/
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Note added at 18 mins (2006-07-26 20:06:42 GMT)
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Oh, thanx, I meant DEFECTIVE WOOD
Peer comment(s):
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HarryHedgehog
: Nice try, but no. That would be "mangelhaftes Holz" because "Mangelholz" is a type of wood.
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