Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Messungen **an** der Matte durchführen
English translation:
the mat was subjected to physical measurements
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Heidi Zapf (X)
Nov 17, 2004 16:10
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German term
Heidi Zapf (X)
Messungen **an** der Matte durchführen
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Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)
Kontext: physikalische Messungen an Arbeitsplatzmatten / Untersuchungsbericht
"Es wurden diverse physikalische Messungen an der Matte durchgeführt."
Würde gerne wissen, wie hier die korrekte englische Präposition bzw. der englische Ausdruck lautet.....habe schon ewig lange ge"googelt", bin aber noch immer nicht dahintergekommen (leider!).
Vielen Dank vorab!!!
"Es wurden diverse physikalische Messungen an der Matte durchgeführt."
Würde gerne wissen, wie hier die korrekte englische Präposition bzw. der englische Ausdruck lautet.....habe schon ewig lange ge"googelt", bin aber noch immer nicht dahintergekommen (leider!).
Vielen Dank vorab!!!
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Andras Malatinszky
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German term (edited):
Messungen **an** der Matte durchf�hren
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the mat was subjected to physical measurements
cf. http://www.ndt.net/article/ndtce03/papers/p028/p028.htm
if you want to be less formal, you can also go with
physical measurements of the mat were taken
if you want to be less formal, you can also go with
physical measurements of the mat were taken
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John Jory
: your first option is a neat workaround ;-)
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Hilary Davies Shelby
: like your second suggestion
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Sven Petersson
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German term (edited):
Messungen **an** der Matte durchf�hren
on
Please see reference!
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Erik Macki
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German term (edited):
Messungen **an** der Matte durchf�hren
on the mat
to take readings on the mat
I'm not sure if this is an idiom in the German or if they literally mean on some kind of mat.
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Note added at 26 mins (2004-11-17 16:36:30 GMT)
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If it is the mat itself that is being examined--your sentence is ambiguous, in fact, in that it could be understood either way--then you might say \"to take readings (measurements) from the mat.\"
I'm not sure if this is an idiom in the German or if they literally mean on some kind of mat.
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Note added at 26 mins (2004-11-17 16:36:30 GMT)
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If it is the mat itself that is being examined--your sentence is ambiguous, in fact, in that it could be understood either way--then you might say \"to take readings (measurements) from the mat.\"
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Dr. Fred Thomson
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German term (edited):
Messungen **an** der Matte durchf�hren
Different (various) physical dimension of the mat were measured or:
measurements of various dimensions of the mat were taken.
I would rephrase it as I have suggested.
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Note added at 3 hrs 53 mins (2004-11-17 20:03:34 GMT)
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Oops; dimensions of the mat
I would rephrase it as I have suggested.
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Note added at 3 hrs 53 mins (2004-11-17 20:03:34 GMT)
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Oops; dimensions of the mat
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Gareth McMillan
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Least is most, so keep it simple!
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German term (edited):
Messungen **an** der Matte durchf�hren
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Various physical measurements were taken from/of the mat.
or
Various physical measurements were made of the mat.
or
Various physical measurements were made of the mat.
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