Stahlträger

steel beam

noun SHTAHL-trae-ger Rare

Also means

steel girder

Usage Note

Zehner (m) = the tens column or a quantity of ten; also colloquially a 10-euro note or 10-cent coin. Im Zehner steht eine Drei means the tens digit is 3.

Examples

"Beim Umbau wurde ein Stahlträger eingebaut, um die tragende Wand zu ersetzen."

Natural Translation

During the conversion a steel beam was installed to replace the load-bearing wall.

Literal Translation

During the conversion was a steel-beam installed to the load-bearing wall to-replace.

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