Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 7, 2004 08:12
20 yrs ago
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German term
IanW (X)
Flashen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
Automotive paintwork
"Teil jeder Lackschicht ist ein Aushärteschritt im Ofen, der sehr zeitintensiv ist. Eine Alternative hierzu bietet das Flashen. Bei welchen Oberflächenschichten wird 2015 das Flashen Anwendung finden?"
This is from a questionnaire about car manufacturing in the future. I strongly suspect that "Flashen" is taken from the English "flashing" but can't find any evidence to support this. Can anyone confirm this or suggest an alternative translation?
Many thanks
Ian
This is from a questionnaire about car manufacturing in the future. I strongly suspect that "Flashen" is taken from the English "flashing" but can't find any evidence to support this. Can anyone confirm this or suggest an alternative translation?
Many thanks
Ian
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Flash |
Isabel Hohneck
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| 3 +1 | flash baking |
Siegfried Armbruster
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| 3 | flashing |
Louise Mawbey
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| 3 | comment |
Ken Cox
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
Isabel Hohneck
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Quality + Precision + Speeeeeeeeeeed
Native in: German
Works in: English, English to German, English to French, and 20 more.
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4
Selected
Flash
Fast ***Flash*** keeps the surface temperature to a relatively low...
The Next Coat
Since solvents control the amount of time it takes a paint mixture to dry, it is important not to rush you coats and wait until the surface is completely dry. If you spray a new coat over a coat that hasn't had time to ***flash*** (dry) you'll be trapping solvents under the new coat.
The Next Coat
Since solvents control the amount of time it takes a paint mixture to dry, it is important not to rush you coats and wait until the surface is completely dry. If you spray a new coat over a coat that hasn't had time to ***flash*** (dry) you'll be trapping solvents under the new coat.
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6 mins
flashing
Hello Ian. Not your context, I know, but Ernst gives "Flashen (Heizspannungsbrennen - Röhre) = flashing of electronic tubes.
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20 mins
Siegfried Armbruster
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Pharmaceutical and medical translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, Dutch to German, Flemish to German
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12
flash baking
Flash Bake
Descriptive term to indicate a rapid baking process - usually at high temperatures. (Original use - "process of baking by which the solvent(s) in a film of coating material are ignited and the solid residue is deposited on the surface.")
Flashoff Zone
Area within a plant where solvents evaporate from a part after it has been coated - but before the object has enter an oven.
Flash Point
Lowest temperature at which a given flammable material will "flash" if a flame or spark is present.
Flash Time
Time between paint application and baking. (Evaporation of solvents occurs before the part enters an oven.)
Descriptive term to indicate a rapid baking process - usually at high temperatures. (Original use - "process of baking by which the solvent(s) in a film of coating material are ignited and the solid residue is deposited on the surface.")
Flashoff Zone
Area within a plant where solvents evaporate from a part after it has been coated - but before the object has enter an oven.
Flash Point
Lowest temperature at which a given flammable material will "flash" if a flame or spark is present.
Flash Time
Time between paint application and baking. (Evaporation of solvents occurs before the part enters an oven.)
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comment
I suspect you have an excellent opportunity to get into trouble here. I believe that in English painting jargon, 'flashing' refers to the process of solvent evaporation, and the flashing time refers to the that must be allowed between successive coats in order to avoid trapping solvents (which generally spoils the final result).
Given the present German passion for adopting English terms (without always appreciating the nuances of their use or meaning), 'flashen' probably means 'drying' in German, and a Flashenofen would just be a drying oven. If you translate 'Flashen' as 'flashing' in the above context, you're definitely going to annoy anyone who knows what the term means in English. Possibly 'flash drying' is used in English (but possibly not, due to the potential confusion with 'flashing'). A bit of googling appears to be in order...
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Note added at 8 hrs 4 mins (2004-05-07 16:17:11 GMT)
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oops, \'...refers to the time that must be allowed...
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Note added at 8 hrs 12 mins (2004-05-07 16:25:24 GMT)
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hmmm -- just thinking about your additional comment: \'strahlungsinitiatiert\' means \'light triggered\', or more likely \'optically catalyzed\' in trade jargon -- and this could well be done using flash-discharge lamps to obtain high intensity and/or the effective wavelength. But I\'d be wary about translating this as simply \'flashing\', due to confusion with the meaning described above. Again, it sounds like google time.
Given the present German passion for adopting English terms (without always appreciating the nuances of their use or meaning), 'flashen' probably means 'drying' in German, and a Flashenofen would just be a drying oven. If you translate 'Flashen' as 'flashing' in the above context, you're definitely going to annoy anyone who knows what the term means in English. Possibly 'flash drying' is used in English (but possibly not, due to the potential confusion with 'flashing'). A bit of googling appears to be in order...
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Note added at 8 hrs 4 mins (2004-05-07 16:17:11 GMT)
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oops, \'...refers to the time that must be allowed...
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Note added at 8 hrs 12 mins (2004-05-07 16:25:24 GMT)
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hmmm -- just thinking about your additional comment: \'strahlungsinitiatiert\' means \'light triggered\', or more likely \'optically catalyzed\' in trade jargon -- and this could well be done using flash-discharge lamps to obtain high intensity and/or the effective wavelength. But I\'d be wary about translating this as simply \'flashing\', due to confusion with the meaning described above. Again, it sounds like google time.
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