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seitenverdreht

English translation: the wrong way round

16:05 Feb 18, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Verpackungsvorschriften
German term or phrase: seitenverdreht
Es geht um Faltschachteln. Diese dürfen "nicht seitenverdreht" verpackt werden, sondern müssen einheitlich verpackt werden. Stehe auf dem Schlauch und freue mich über jeden Vorschlage. Schon mal herzlichen Dank!
seehand
Germany
Local time: 10:01
English translation:the wrong way round
Explanation:
...just like that - like a mirror image:

wer-weiss-was | "Horizontverzerrung" | aus Forum Geowissenschaften ...- [ Translate this page ]
Alle wissen, daß ein Spiegel "seitenverdreht", das heißt, man sieht den "linken Arm" rechts und ummekehrt. Warum sieht man aber die "Füße nicht am Hals, ...
www.wer-weiss-was.de/theme199/article1326682.html
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 10:01
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, David, auch an die anderen
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2the wrong way round
David Moore (X)
3at an angle/twisted to one side
Tim Jenkins
3at 90-degree angles to each other
Lancashireman


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
at an angle/twisted to one side


Explanation:
2 suggestions for the price of 1! Depends on context.

Tim Jenkins
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
at 90-degree angles to each other


Explanation:
Because otherwise it would be wasteful of space. (Even the most incompetent or twisted box stacker would find it hard to operate with any angle other than 90, 180 and 270.)
http://tinyurl.com/2ajqd2

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:01
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 206

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Moore (X): I'd say this is half right (or half left!), wouldn't you? Should really be 180°, surely...
4 mins
  -> Yes, perhaps it is safer to omit precise numbers though some of the hits on Google suggest mirror image, others landscape v. portrait orientation.
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
the wrong way round


Explanation:
...just like that - like a mirror image:

wer-weiss-was | "Horizontverzerrung" | aus Forum Geowissenschaften ...- [ Translate this page ]
Alle wissen, daß ein Spiegel "seitenverdreht", das heißt, man sieht den "linken Arm" rechts und ummekehrt. Warum sieht man aber die "Füße nicht am Hals, ...
www.wer-weiss-was.de/theme199/article1326682.html


David Moore (X)
Local time: 10:01
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 776
Grading comment
Vielen Dank, David, auch an die anderen

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lancashireman: Agree. Sound principle. Avoid doing things the 'wrong way'. Always aim to do them the 'right way'. Who could argue with that?
7 mins
agree  Claudia Tomaschek
4 hrs
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