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14:34 Jan 28, 2008 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Patents / Maschinenbau | |||||||
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4 +1 | thermally powered |
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4 | thermically active |
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3 | thermally driven |
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thermally powered Explanation: found on a patent page Example sentence(s):
Reference: http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4617801.html |
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thermically active Explanation: because it's a patent, stick as closely to the original, even though the result will not get you a prize for style....plenty of years as a patent examiner.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2008-01-28 14:43:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- of course this needs to be thermally....oops...Dutch shining through |
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thermally driven Explanation: i.e. operating on thermal principles / on a thermal basis -- but I don't know whether this is appropriate for patent language |
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