Check that the mounting screws on the side plates are tightened.

Danish translation: Sørg for, at monteringsskruerne på sidepladerne er strammet til (or skruet fast)

08:41 Jan 27, 2014
English to Danish translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / One technical sentence from English into Danish
English term or phrase: Check that the mounting screws on the side plates are tightened.
1) Check that the mounting screws on the side plates are tightened.
1) Kontrollér, at monteringsskruer på sidepladerne spændes.

Can someone confirm if my Danish is correct or not? Thank you.
jarwis (X)
Local time: 23:51
Danish translation:Sørg for, at monteringsskruerne på sidepladerne er strammet til (or skruet fast)
Explanation:
Yes, you have not used it quite properly - but you need the right answer to help you further.
First of all you need 'monteringsskruerne' (not monteringsskruer' and 'are tightened' should be 'strammes godt' or skrues fast' (there are various possibilities).
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Pernille Kienle
Canada
Local time: 14:51
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5Incorrect
pcovs
4Sørg for, at monteringsskruerne på sidepladerne er strammet til (or skruet fast)
Pernille Kienle


  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
check that the mounting screws on the side plates are tightened.
Sørg for, at monteringsskruerne på sidepladerne er strammet til (or skruet fast)


Explanation:
Yes, you have not used it quite properly - but you need the right answer to help you further.
First of all you need 'monteringsskruerne' (not monteringsskruer' and 'are tightened' should be 'strammes godt' or skrues fast' (there are various possibilities).


Example sentence(s):
  • Sørg for, at skruen strammes godt (or 'skrues godt til')
  • Sørg for, at skruen skrues fast (or 'skrues godt fast')

    Reference: http://www.harald-nyborg.dk/pdf/8674.pdf
    Reference: http://support.morfars.dk/hc/da/articles/200623043-Renoverin...
Pernille Kienle
Canada
Local time: 14:51
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
check that the mounting screws on the side plates are tightened.
Incorrect


Explanation:
Sorry, but you have got it wrong with regard to "spænde".
The term is correct, but it is used incorrectly in the meaning of "being tightened", and that is not what the source text says ;)

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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2014-01-28 21:33:22 GMT)
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Kontrollér. at monteringskruer(ne) på sidepladerne er tilspændte.

Finesse er for mig "blot", at sætningen skrues sammen, så den lyder mundret og ordentligt, som den ville bruges i en given manual, som dette må formodes at komme fra. Her vil f.eks. tilføjelsen af "ne" (bestemt flertal) give det lidt ekstra.

Og så gav jeg et meget kort svar til spørgeren, fordi der blev spurgt kort. Jeg blev ikke bedt om at læse korrektur på sætningen, så det gjorde jeg ikke :)

pcovs
Denmark
Local time: 22:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Danish

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neutral  NetLynx: (Man kan dog sige 'tilspændt', og resten er vel rigtigt?//Naturligvis 'er tilspændt'. Men "mangler ... finesse"?)
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Så skal der stå "er tilspændt", og så mangler sætningen stadig finesse.// Hov mit svar står nu som tilføjelse til svaret til spørgeren, beklager. :)
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