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RC-Spielzeug

German translation: ferngesteuertes Spielzeug

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German term or phrase:RC-Spielzeug
Selected answer:ferngesteuertes Spielzeug
Entered by: Simon Juede (X)

16:58 Sep 14, 2004
German language (monolingual) [PRO]
Other
German term or phrase: RC-Spielzeug
Kann mir Jemand sagen wofür RC steht?

thanks
Brialex
Italy
Local time: 05:40
ferngesteuert
Explanation:
rc = radio controlled
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Simon Juede (X)
France
Local time: 05:40
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +4ferngesteuert
Simon Juede (X)
4 +4Remote control (toy)
David Moore (X)
1 +1Real(ly) Cool
Derek Gill Franßen


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
ferngesteuert


Explanation:
rc = radio controlled

Simon Juede (X)
France
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Marian Pyritz: ferngesteuert = remote controlled / funkgesteuert = radio controlled
1 min
agree  RWSTranslation
16 mins
agree  SATRO
17 mins
agree  swisstell
25 mins
neutral  David Moore (X): This is one possibility, it's true; but it's outnumbered by about ten times in google Germany by "remote control"....
35 mins
neutral  Klaus Herrmann: Wobei man zwischen Funkferngesteuert für radio controlled und ferngesteuert für remote controlled unterscheiden muss, daher würde ich mich auch wie unten zugestimmt für remote control entscheiden
1 hr
agree  Horst2
13 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Remote control (toy)


Explanation:
Why they had to carry the English abbreviation over, I really don't know....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 05:40
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Simon Juede (X): RC ist im Deutschen eine durchaus gebräuchliche Bezeichnung, vor allem im Modellbau.
9 mins
  -> Did I say it wasn't? I just bemoaned the fact that yet another English expression has wormed its way into German. Anyway, I think "remote control" is more popular.
agree  Klaus Herrmann: Remote or radio, it's ridiculous one way or the other.
1 hr
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
1 hr
agree  Marian Pyritz: mit remote controlled, kann aber auch radio controlled bedeuten
3 hrs
agree  Claire Bourneton-Gerlach
13 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Real(ly) Cool


Explanation:
;-)

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 05:40
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Klaus Herrmann: Nice tie :-)
36 mins
  -> Thanks, I really liked that tie and then lost it... but now I've got a cool new one. I thought it was about time y'all saw who yer dealin' with! ;-)
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