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am Berg anfahren

English translation: starting uphill / hill start

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German term or phrase:am Berg anfahren
English translation:starting uphill / hill start
Entered by: Edith Kelly

13:02 Jul 29, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
German term or phrase: am Berg anfahren
wenn man mit dem auto an einem berg anfährt oder das auto schon auf einer ansteigenden straße steht oder man beginnt an einer steigung
Frederike
starting uphill
Explanation:
see website and many others
Selected response from:

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:14
Grading comment
I liked starting uphill best. Thank you for your help

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +6Hill start
Sarah Downing
5 +2when carrying out a hill start
mckinnc
4starting uphill
Edith Kelly
4start up (while) on a hill
Dr. Fred Thomson
3 -2to approach a mountain
misoft


  

Answers


16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
starting uphill


Explanation:
see website and many others


    Reference: http://www.bahiker.com/slideshows/bcbrionespics.html
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 14:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 309
Grading comment
I liked starting uphill best. Thank you for your help
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
to approach a mountain


Explanation:
that's how I would translate "anfahren" in this context

misoft
Local time: 15:14
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: despite 'Berg', nothing necessarily to do with mountains - you could approach a mountain on a downhill road, and the whole point here is that the road is uphill.
6 mins
  -> thank you for the comment.
disagree  Sarah Downing: I'm afraid I have to agree with Cilian. I also did my driving test in Germany (managed to fail the one in England) so I'm familiar with both the German and the English term
12 mins
  -> thank you for the comment. I also failed my first driving test so I'm not really an expert in automotive or in driving. that's how I understood those words
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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
start up (while) on a hill


Explanation:
The point is that the vehicle is at a standstill (perhaps parked along the curb) and must be put into forward motion. The idea is to do this without rolling backward.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 06:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 159
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
when carrying out a hill start


Explanation:
That is the expression I'm familiar with.

List of Questions
You may remove your seat belt when carrying out a manoeuvre that involves. Mark 1
answer(s). A) reversing. B) a hill start. C) an emergency stop. D) driving slowly. ...
www.dvs.gov.je/links/theoques/questions_29_2.html - 12k

mckinnc
Local time: 14:14
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 13

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: usual UK terminology
28 mins
agree  Louise Mawbey
33 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Hill start


Explanation:
It wasn't that long ago I did my driving test and they used to refer to hill start or "bite point" the combination of clutch and accelerator position that stops you from rolling backwards.

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Note added at 26 mins (2004-07-29 13:29:42 GMT)
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I was surprised about Edith\'s comment about google, so I checked it out for myself. I do not agree. Take these three references for starters:
http://www.driver-education.com/hill.htm
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/?f=2&t=23550

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Note added at 28 mins (2004-07-29 13:31:05 GMT)
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http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~gboote/Ord.html

Here\'s the third of the three - it seems it didn\'t get posted

Sarah Downing
Local time: 08:14
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: do a hill start/ In Ireland, most everyone calls it a hill-start
2 mins
  -> Thanks Cilian
neutral  Edith Kelly: This was my first idea, too, but a google search would not really support this.
2 mins
  -> Maybe so, Edith, but I speak from personal experience, which I prefer to trust than a couple of web references. After all, this is what my English driving instructor used to call it!:-)
agree  langnet
16 mins
  -> Thank you Langnet
agree  Louise Mawbey
45 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  TonyTK: Having failed driving tests in both the UK and Germany, I consider myself an expert. (my other claim to fame being, of course, that I have two Latin "O" Levels).
1 hr
  -> I know the feeling - I took it thrice in England (failed due to nerves) and managed to pass first time in Germany. How the hell did you get 2 Latin O-Levels - I feel cheated!I've only got one!:-))
agree  Susan Geiblinger
6 hrs
  -> Thank you Sueg
agree  Textklick: With Cilian. Automatic is a good solution BTW Sarah, but I would not be driven by Google. Too many hits..(sorry Edith ;-)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Chris.
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