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abzwacken

English translation: set aside

21:42 Sep 17, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Computers (general)
German term or phrase: abzwacken
Natürlich liesse sich Windows 8 auf einer eigenen Partition neben Windows 8 installieren. Deutlich unverbindlicher
und vor allem Nerven-sparender ist die Einrichtung in einer virtuellen Maschine. Mit der FreeWare VirtualBox zwacken
Sie 20 Gbyte von ihrer Festplatte ab, um Windows 8 darauf zu installieren.
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English translation:set aside
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4 +2nip off
David Hollywood
4 +2set aside
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
nip off


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Note added at 48 mins (2011-09-17 22:31:02 GMT)
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pinch

David Hollywood
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Native speaker of: English
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agree  Ramey Rieger (X): It IS figurative, Eugenia, and therefore justifiable. This is the right idiomatic idea - you can no more pinch off 20GB than you can set them aside.
8 hrs
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: with Ramey; the right word; abzwacken means you nip, take or grab 20 GB worth of space off the HD. http://de.thefreedictionary.com/abzwacken http://www.answers.com/topic/nip
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
set aside


Explanation:
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Example sentence(s):
  • To install Windows 8 on VirtualBox set aside at least 1024 MB or 1 GB of RAM and a hard drive space of about 20 GB.

    Reference: http://www.instantfundas.com/2011/09/settings-necessary-to-i...
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agree  casper (X)
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agree  Steffen Walter
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