Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 17, 2012 05:51
11 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
angedickt
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
Composites
Context:
"Wabe mit angedicktem Harz auffüllen"
Talking about the repair of fibre composite materials by wet lamiation (re. aircraft components).
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: SOP
* Target audience: Areospace engineers
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): American English
"Wabe mit angedicktem Harz auffüllen"
Talking about the repair of fibre composite materials by wet lamiation (re. aircraft components).
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: SOP
* Target audience: Areospace engineers
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): American English
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | thickened |
Gillian Scheibelein
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Proposed translations
+5
19 mins
Gillian Scheibelein
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
25 years' technical translation, CHEMIST
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
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thickened
i.e. a thickener has been added
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-07-17 08:42:30 GMT)
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"an" does not necessarily mean slightly thickened, and how slight is "slightly"? The person carrying out the repair will have plenty experience in this field and should know how viscous the mixture should be (i.e. not neat)
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-07-17 08:42:30 GMT)
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"an" does not necessarily mean slightly thickened, and how slight is "slightly"? The person carrying out the repair will have plenty experience in this field and should know how viscous the mixture should be (i.e. not neat)
Note from asker:
| Doesn't the "an" imply that it is only slightly thickened, as opposed to "thickened"? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Moore (X)
: Mornin' Gillian
9 mins
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| agree |
Usch Pilz
18 mins
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| agree |
Judith Shiozawa (X)
23 mins
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| agree |
jonas_wnd
35 mins
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
37 mins
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Comment: "Thanks!"
Discussion
Very many thanks!
"an" does not necessarily mean slightly thickened, and how slight is "slightly"? The person carrying out the repair will have plenty experience in this field and should know how viscous the mixture should be (i.e. not neat)