Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Nutzbarmachung
English translation:
utilization
Added to glossary by
Kim Metzger
Jun 2, 2007 23:36
16 yrs ago
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German term
Mexico
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Works in: German to English
Nutzbarmachung
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
The production and Nutzbarmachung of light is the unifying theme .... I'm trying to find an elegant way to render this term for readers interested in research and development in light/lighting technology. TIA for your suggestions.
Über 80 Jahre Spitzenforschung …
Die Erzeugung und Nutzbarmachung von Licht ist das verbindende Thema von Forschung und Lehre am Lichttechnischen Institut der Universität Karlsruhe (TH).
Das Institut wurde 1922 unter der Leitung von Prof. J. Teichmüller gegründet und war damit eines der ersten lichttechnischen Institute der Welt.
Über 80 Jahre Spitzenforschung …
Die Erzeugung und Nutzbarmachung von Licht ist das verbindende Thema von Forschung und Lehre am Lichttechnischen Institut der Universität Karlsruhe (TH).
Das Institut wurde 1922 unter der Leitung von Prof. J. Teichmüller gegründet und war damit eines der ersten lichttechnischen Institute der Welt.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | utilization |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 3 +1 | the harnessing of light |
Nicole Schnell
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| 3 | practical application |
casper (X)
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| 3 | application |
David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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121
Selected
utilization
i.e. turn to practical use
or are you looking for something more colloquial?
or are you looking for something more colloquial?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everybody. I'm afraid I'm stuck with plain old utilization. I associate harness with bringing under control."
+1
16 mins
Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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23
the harnessing of light
One option.
Note from asker:
| Looks promising, Nicole. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kcda
: It s absolutely correct. I personally prefer utilization but your term is definetly correct. It might be too fancy for this field. That is why I would hesitate to use it. As said it is fully correct.
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Thank you, Kcda!
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5 hrs
practical application
One more option
5 hrs
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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91
application
just to add to the fray ....
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