engineered small and medium cars

Chinese translation: 德国造中小型车

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English term or phrase:engineered small and medium cars
Chinese translation:德国造中小型车
Entered by: Huijun Suo

15:40 Oct 12, 2007
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Automotive / Cars & Trucks
English term or phrase: engineered small and medium cars
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Thank you in advance!
Julia Zou
China
Local time: 01:35
德国造中小型车
Explanation:
字面意思就相当于 German made,但通常有质量优良可靠的蕴义,因为德国产品给人的印象一向如此。
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Huijun Suo
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Local time: 01:35
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2(德国)设计、制造的中小型汽车
lbone
4 +2德国造中小型车
Huijun Suo
4 +1(德国)设计的小型和中型轿车
Rensheng Qi
4 +1德国人设计的中小型汽车
Jinhang Wang
5(德国)造中小型轿车
happyzane


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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(德国)设计的小型和中型轿车


Explanation:
engineer作动词指设计。

Rensheng Qi
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agree  orientalhorizon
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(德国)设计、制造的中小型汽车


Explanation:
我想关键是engineered如何译。

我这里译为:“设计、制造的”,我想也可以译为“设计、生产的”,我个人更喜欢“设计、生产的”的说法,就是感觉听得顺,但“制造”相比“生产”,似乎更"engineer"一些。

另外,顿号不用应该也可以。

lbone
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agree  clearwater: 德国设计的中小型汽车
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agree  FKNN Communi (X)
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
德国造中小型车


Explanation:
字面意思就相当于 German made,但通常有质量优良可靠的蕴义,因为德国产品给人的印象一向如此。

Huijun Suo
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agree  Xiaoping Fu
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agree  Danbing HE
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
德国人设计的中小型汽车


Explanation:
推测German engineered 是一个合成词,表示由德国人设计的;另外,engineer还有监造的意思,仅供参考

Jinhang Wang
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agree  Shang
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agree  karcsy
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disagree  clearwater: 果真是“德国人”设计的?未必。也有可能是美国人、中国人等,毕竟在德国总部的设计师,不止有德国人。还是译成“德国设计的”好。
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(德国)造中小型轿车


Explanation:
译为德国造中小型轿车较为准确,家用嘛一般是轿车,而且中国人说德国造就是指德国设计、制造,意思也全面、准确。

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