Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Absatzmuffe
English translation:
reducing/offset coupling/valve
Added to glossary by
mopc
Jun 16, 2016 10:49
7 yrs ago
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German term
Absatzmuffe
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
material
list of construction material such as sleeves, screws, bolts, tubes, valves, etc. no further context
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 | reducing/offset coupling/valve |
David Hollywood
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| 5 | check Ernst and De Vries |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 1 | spacer |
Merry Foxworth
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Proposed translations
4 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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264
Selected
reducing/offset coupling/valve
best I can come up with........
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:07:41 GMT)
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but a bit of a lottery
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:09:04 GMT)
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check this ref but makes us no wiser IMO: http://www.schumacher-packaging.com/fileadmin/redakteure/dow...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:16:14 GMT)
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Absatz/Reduziermuffe
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:19:37 GMT)
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you might also go with: offset/recess but without more info, impossible to say ... the dilemma we as translators are more than often exposed to :)
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:07:41 GMT)
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but a bit of a lottery
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:09:04 GMT)
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check this ref but makes us no wiser IMO: http://www.schumacher-packaging.com/fileadmin/redakteure/dow...
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:16:14 GMT)
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Absatz/Reduziermuffe
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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:19:37 GMT)
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you might also go with: offset/recess but without more info, impossible to say ... the dilemma we as translators are more than often exposed to :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
Merry Foxworth
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Broad medical backgrd.; lived in Austria
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
spacer
or spacing connection
This is a WILD guess.
This is a WILD guess.
4 hrs
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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273
check Ernst and De Vries
there's an entry in each
Peer comment(s):
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David Hollywood
: but how can you be sure without context? not disagreeing of course but I simply don't see how we can do this without some more info ok and boa sorte mopc
6 mins
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I've 100% confidence in what I wrote // It's also about netiquette
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