Mar 10, 2004 17:46
20 yrs ago
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German term
Shirin
Sentence
German to English
Marketing
Advertising / Public Relations
Der Verblüffungsfaktor des Gerätes ist ob der ungeheuren Menge an freigesetzter Fliehkraft unglaublich.
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3 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Works in field
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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The astonishing thing about the machine is the incredible amount of centrifugal force it generates..
until further notice
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Note added at 1 hr 24 mins (2004-03-10 19:10:45 GMT)
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given the context, centrifical force should be replaced with \"intertia\"
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Note added at 1 hr 24 mins (2004-03-10 19:10:45 GMT)
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given the context, centrifical force should be replaced with \"intertia\"
Peer comment(s):
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Cilian O'Tuama
: hey, you're hogging the road :-)
3 mins
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only when I'm logged in, which isn't that often
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Kim Metzger
: Maybe 'ob' is Swiss or Austrian for 'wegen.'
6 mins
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davidgreen
34 mins
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Lori Dendy-Molz
1 hr
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| agree |
Robert Schlarb
: succint; Kim: ob=wegen/auf Grund von
2 hrs
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| agree |
Eckhard Boehle
3 hrs
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| agree |
Dr.G.MD (X)
3 hrs
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| agree |
Armorel Young
3 hrs
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| agree |
gangels (X)
5 hrs
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| agree |
Sabine Tietge
8 hrs
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Comment: "Thanks"
+2
5 mins
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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106
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the bewildering/astonishing thing about the device/machine/gadget is that the centrifugal force it produces/generates is unbelievable/incredible
or sth. along those lines
here 'ob' means 'on account of', not 'whether'
or sth. along those lines
here 'ob' means 'on account of', not 'whether'
Peer comment(s):
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Kim Metzger
: Yes, it just sunk in. Standard Hochdeutsch?
5 mins
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veraltet
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Jonathan MacKerron
: is the deep structure of your take different than mine?
1 hr
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we were practically 'zeitgleich' - kann passieren
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Eckhard Boehle
3 hrs
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6 mins
Melanie Nassar
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
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14
What makes the device so amazing
is the incredible amount of centrifugal force released.
Or something like this.
Or something like this.
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