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Gebrauchsspuren

English translation: signs of wear

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German term or phrase:Gebrauchsspuren
English translation:signs of wear
Entered by: JM Simon (X)

22:47 Nov 12, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
German term or phrase: Gebrauchsspuren
"...um auch hier ein vielfältige Nutzung zu erlauben und der bei entsprechenden Gebrauchsspuren auch leicht auszubessern ist. "

Thank you.
Nadja
Nadja Leonard
United States
Local time: 19:34
signs of wear
Explanation:
this is the most commonly used phrase

google had lots of hits with this translation
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JM Simon (X)
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your assistance.

Nadja
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5traces of use
Colin Newberry
4 +2signs of wear
JM Simon (X)
5answered
Colin Newberry


Discussion entries: 3





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
traces of use


Explanation:
The "der" disturbs me grammatically, maybe because you've extracted this part of a sentence.

Colin Newberry
Germany
Local time: 01:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  D D (X): is maybe related to the 'Gipskarton' - next question!
10 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): just drop "der"
23 mins
agree  Agnieszka Hayward (X): seems like it's a random excerpt of 2 or more sentences. with the little context we have, this answer seems right
1 hr
agree  Edith Kelly
7 hrs
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: Maybe we should start submitting fractions of answers if askers couldn't be bothered providing decent context
14 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
signs of wear


Explanation:
this is the most commonly used phrase

google had lots of hits with this translation


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JM Simon (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your assistance.

Nadja

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: Could be, but we need more context
1 hr
agree  Nicole Tata: 'signs of wear and tear' was my first thought but in the absence of any useful context, who knows?
9 hrs
neutral  Colin Newberry: There's a bit of a difference between "wear" and "use". Sth can look used w/o being worn. Up to the asker to decide what fits best.
13 hrs
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1 day 42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
answered


Explanation:
Ms Leonard, you may not appreciate Cilian's comment, but here's another one. After reading your background, I wonder why you asked such a dumb question in the first place.

Colin Newberry
Germany
Local time: 01:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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