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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / cranes / description of a signal to crane operator | | English term or phrase: intermittent upward movements | Below is the description for "Lift the load or hook" command which is given by slinger to crane operator.
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Intermittent upward movements of the arm positioned at the waist level and folded at the elbow, the palm being directed upwards.
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Can you please read this and tell me (1) if this description makes sense in English, (2) if what you imagined after reading this description corresponds to what you see in this picture:
http://www.snip-info.ru/Rd__10-_93-95/img1.jpg
(3) if there is a better word instead for "intermittent"? maybe "repeated"??? |
| | | English translation:Repeated | Explanation:
I would go with your second suggestion- repeated. Intermittent somehow doesn't fit quite right.
Looking at the diagram, it describes what is displayed there well enough- unless you wanted to go into more detail (e.g. repeated upwards movement of the forearm with elbow bent at wait level...). That would be unnecessary if diagram was provided with description, though.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-06 20:46:10 GMT) Post-grading
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*of course i meant waist level, not wait level* |
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12 mins confidence:   | intermittent upward movements (description of a signal to crane operator) Please see below:
Explanation:
Hi Alexander;
I think your tyranslation, including "Intermittant" is fine, here; I would only omit the "the":
"...positioned at waist level..."
Saludos :))
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Note added at 13 mins (2009-04-06 19:45:49 GMT)
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Sorry about the TYPO: (translation).
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Note added at 16 mins (2009-04-06 19:48:14 GMT)
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intermittent
modif.
periodic, alternate, shifting, coming and going, recurrent, sporadic, irregular, broken, seasonal, rhythmic, serial, epochal, cyclical, cyclic, discontinuous, interrupted, every other, spasmodic, on and off, fitful, occasional, now and then, by snatches*, here and there*, on-again off-again*; see also
http://www.yourdictionary.com/intermittent
|   eski
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 | intermittent upward movements (description of a signal to crane operator) Repeated
Explanation:
I would go with your second suggestion- repeated. Intermittent somehow doesn't fit quite right.
Looking at the diagram, it describes what is displayed there well enough- unless you wanted to go into more detail (e.g. repeated upwards movement of the forearm with elbow bent at wait level...). That would be unnecessary if diagram was provided with description, though.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-04-06 20:46:10 GMT) Post-grading
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*of course i meant waist level, not wait level*
| K. Ganly
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Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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| Apr 7, 2009 - Changes made by Steffen Walter: | | Field (write-in) | cranes / (description of a signal to crane operator => cranes / description of a signal to crane operator | | Apr 7, 2009 - Changes made by Steffen Walter: | | Term asked | Intermittent upward movements (description of a signal to crane operator) => intermittent upward movements | | Field | Other => Tech/Engineering | | Field (write-in) | cranes => cranes / (description of a signal to crane operator |
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