vorgeschaltet

English translation: preceding / advance

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German term or phrase:	vorgeschaltet (zeitlich)
English translation:	preceding / advance
Entered by:	John Jory

17:28 Nov 21, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering

German term or phrase: vorgeschaltet

Bei Betätigung eines Tasters, durch den Haupt- oder der Hilfsantrieb aktiviert werden, ist eine Anlaufwarnung (Hupe) voegeschaltet.

taxman KudoZ activity Questions: 182 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 48
Local time: 04:22

advance start-up warning (horn) is given

Explanation:
In this Kontext, vorgeschaltet refers to a timed sequence.
When the key/button is pressed, the warning horn sounds BEFORE (vorgeschaltet) the drives are started.

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Ooops ... \'context\' of course

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John Jory
Germany
Local time: 04:22

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thanks, also to Klaus for that little bit of extra "mustard"
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4 +2

connected in series with

jccantrell

4 +2

advance start-up warning (horn) is given

John Jory

connected in series

Jennie Sherrick, MA

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

connected in series with

Explanation:
I know, you will get 'upstream' and other such choices. However, as this is sort of electrical, you have things connected in series or in parallel. If they are in series, it doesn't matter whether it is in front or behind something.

It is a bit different from the German, but that is just how it is done.

My take on it from the USA.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 19:22
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 4618

9 mins confidence:

connected in series

Explanation:
According to Ernst's Woerterbuch der Industriellen Technik and Budig's Dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics

Also at Tecnologix online: vorschalten=
connect in series
connect in incoming circuit
connect on line side
superpose

and in Walther's Dictionary of Technology, they have "vorschalten" as "to connect before (in series)"

Hope this helps!

Ernst
Reference: http://www.tecnologix.net/de/fterm/fastSearch/

Jennie Sherrick, MA
United States
Local time: 22:22
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 61

38 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

advance start-up warning (horn) is given

John Jory
Germany
Local time: 04:22
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in pair: 3390

Grading comment

thanks, also to Klaus for that little bit of extra "mustard"

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