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biegbar

English translation: may be bent only once

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German term or phrase: 1 X biegbar
English translation:may be bent only once
Entered by: Marcus Malabad

19:59 Aug 23, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial / Kunststoffverarbeitung/Heißkanaltechnik
German term or phrase: biegbar
Stromanschluss in diesem Bereich nur 1 x biegbar

(es geht um Heißkanaldüsen)
Marina Zimmermann
Local time: 07:37
may be bent only once
Explanation:
biegber means flexible, but it also means "capable of being bent." If an item can be bent only once, the implication is that it will otherwise become work-hardened and will crack or break if bent again.

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-08-23 20:13:14 GMT)
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anothe possibilty is that only one bend may be made in the item because of space considerations. If this is the situation you would need to translate: only one bend may be made, etc.
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Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 23:37
Grading comment
Thanks a lot to all of you! It was a very nice first experience with KudoZ!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7may be bent only once
Dr. Fred Thomson
2flexible
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
flexible


Explanation:
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Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 61
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
may be bent only once


Explanation:
biegber means flexible, but it also means "capable of being bent." If an item can be bent only once, the implication is that it will otherwise become work-hardened and will crack or break if bent again.

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Note added at 13 mins (2007-08-23 20:13:14 GMT)
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anothe possibilty is that only one bend may be made in the item because of space considerations. If this is the situation you would need to translate: only one bend may be made, etc.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 23:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 89
Grading comment
Thanks a lot to all of you! It was a very nice first experience with KudoZ!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X)
12 mins
  -> Thank you, David
agree  jccantrell: Makes most sense in this context.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, JC
agree  Michael Harris
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Michael
agree  Kcda: adjective: bendable "capable of being bent" hence I presume we could safely render as 1 x bendable OR bendable once!
2 hrs
  -> Chok teshekuriderim, effendim.
agree  Susan Zimmer: ok...
4 hrs
  -> You can, but you shouldn't. Therefore you many not. IMO
agree  Mihaela Boteva
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mihaela
agree  Edith Kelly
9 hrs
  -> Thank you, Edith
neutral  Ken Cox: comment for Kcda: neither of these suggestions is natural English; and in particular '1 x bendable' is prone to misunderstanding because 'x' is rarely used in English to mean 'time'; the usual meaning of '1 x' in English is 'one each' (one item).
11 hrs
  -> Good thinking, Ken. However, here it says nur 1 x biegbar. Probaly not item on a list
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