Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Rangier- und Schaltarbeiten
English translation:
routing and switching tasks
Added to glossary by
Jaime Hyland
May 2, 2011 20:55
13 yrs ago
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German term
Rangier- und Schaltarbeiten
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
"Für Rangier- und Schaltarbeiten werden Gf- Verbindungskabel (Gf- Vbk) und Gf- Schaltadern verwendet."
This is a term of a contract for maintenance of telecommunications fibre optic cabling. My first guess is "routing and switching work" but I'm not at all confident I'm right.
I'd be grateful for any help!
This is a term of a contract for maintenance of telecommunications fibre optic cabling. My first guess is "routing and switching work" but I'm not at all confident I'm right.
I'd be grateful for any help!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | routing and switching |
Alexander Ryshow
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| 5 -1 | humping and switching |
Wulf-Dieter Krüger
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| 4 | patch cable work |
Ronald van Riet
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| 3 | patching, splicing and termination |
Bernd Runge
|
Proposed translations
+1
23 mins
Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Belarus
Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian 
, Belarusian
Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
routing and switching
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Much obliged, Alexander! Routing and switching it is."
-1
5 hrs
Wulf-Dieter Krüger
Native in German
International experience since 1979
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Dutch to German
Related KudoZ points
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4
humping and switching
this is what happens on a hump yard (AE)/marshalling yard (BE)
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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-05-03 04:19:22 GMT)
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The issue however is, what are these cables for - where are they installed for what purpose.
Are they installted for the signal communication for humping and switching in a hump yard?
Your context only gives a slight clue and that is 'Arbeiten' and Rangierarbeiten at first thought has to do with freight trains.
However, having said that I just found "strap v , to rearrange wires, to change strappings, jumper v" and "jumpering n , strapping " in my 'Brandstette' library i.e. 'Kucera' and 'Lorenz' both entries in conjunction with electrical engineering and switching. So then have a close look at the context or ask your client to clatify.
So depending on context it also could be:
jumpering and strapping work
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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-05-03 05:13:02 GMT)
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Then it must be
jumpering and strapping work
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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-05-03 04:19:22 GMT)
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The issue however is, what are these cables for - where are they installed for what purpose.
Are they installted for the signal communication for humping and switching in a hump yard?
Your context only gives a slight clue and that is 'Arbeiten' and Rangierarbeiten at first thought has to do with freight trains.
However, having said that I just found "strap v , to rearrange wires, to change strappings, jumper v" and "jumpering n , strapping " in my 'Brandstette' library i.e. 'Kucera' and 'Lorenz' both entries in conjunction with electrical engineering and switching. So then have a close look at the context or ask your client to clatify.
So depending on context it also could be:
jumpering and strapping work
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Note added at 8 hrs (2011-05-03 05:13:02 GMT)
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Then it must be
jumpering and strapping work
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Wulf-Dieter, I was tempted by something like this myself but the document is about fibre optic cables. |
11 hrs
Bernd Runge
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Specialized in Technology & Engineering
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
patching, splicing and termination
Siehe Diskussion.
14 hrs
Ronald van Riet
Native in English
Works in field
technical translator to English & Dutch
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) , English (Variants: UK, US, British)
Works in: English to Dutch, Dutch to English, German to Dutch, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
patch cable work
this is about work involving patch cables, both for routing and switching. rather than enumerating the purposes (routing and switching), why not use the shorter term for the type of cables used in both?
Discussion
Einfach mal [fo cables + splicing + termination + patching] eingeben und man kommt wie von selbst auf sites, die installation of fo cables zum Thema haben ...
Thank you for your help!