Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
stufenlos festschraubbar
English translation:
fully adjustable
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Aug 14, 2005 12:46
18 yrs ago
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German term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
stufenlos festschraubbar
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Food & Drink
Catering Equipment Catalogue
"Vielfältige Unterteilungsmöglichkeiten durch:
"-einstellbare Trennstäbe
-***stufenlos festschraubbare*** Trennstäbe
-GN-Auflageschienen
Robuste Edelstahlauszüge
Gastro-Norm:
Teleskop Vollauszüge,Tragkraft 50 kg
Euro-Norm:
Rollenauszüge, Tragkraft 100 kg"
From a catering equipment catalogue. Talking about the features of some sort of food counter with a cooling unit. I'm having considerable difficulty finding an elegant and natural sounding translation for "stufenlos festschraubbar". TIA for your help.
"-einstellbare Trennstäbe
-***stufenlos festschraubbare*** Trennstäbe
-GN-Auflageschienen
Robuste Edelstahlauszüge
Gastro-Norm:
Teleskop Vollauszüge,Tragkraft 50 kg
Euro-Norm:
Rollenauszüge, Tragkraft 100 kg"
From a catering equipment catalogue. Talking about the features of some sort of food counter with a cooling unit. I'm having considerable difficulty finding an elegant and natural sounding translation for "stufenlos festschraubbar". TIA for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 1 +2 | continuously tightenable |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 3 +1 | infinitely variable adjustment of ... |
Lori Dendy-Molz
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| 3 | steplessly securable |
Frosty
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Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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62
Selected
continuously tightenable
my guess
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-08-14 12:58:01 GMT)
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\"continuously threaded\" gets some applicable googles
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Note added at 17 mins (2005-08-14 13:04:11 GMT)
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perhaps simply \"fully adjustable\"?
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-08-14 12:58:01 GMT)
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\"continuously threaded\" gets some applicable googles
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Note added at 17 mins (2005-08-14 13:04:11 GMT)
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perhaps simply \"fully adjustable\"?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone. Based on the peer grade comments, I am going with "fully adjustable", although I thought idwerk's "infinitely variable adjustment of" was very good as well. Thanks again - appreciate your help."
+1
12 mins
Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Experienced journalist and marketing pro
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
43
infinitely variable adjustment of ...
cobbled together from Ernst
or "infinitely variable screw-adjustment of (Trennstaebe)"
Can't think of anything more elegant - "stufenlos" is always a tricky one.
or "infinitely variable screw-adjustment of (Trennstaebe)"
Can't think of anything more elegant - "stufenlos" is always a tricky one.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
gangels (X)
33 mins
|
8 hrs
steplessly securable
Steplessly = without steps (what else could it be!?), possibly meaning the bars/rods can be adjusted to fractions of an mm, i.e. one is not tied to pre-determined spacings. `Festschraubbar´ sounds like a bit of a misnomer, or maybe someone suffering from word-creation diarrhea! Whatever, at the end of the day the things need securing, possibly with lock-nuts.
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