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Tech/Engineering - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / aeronautics | | English term or phrase: power plant | | From an aircraft maintenance training standard. Would it be the "Kraftwerk"? |
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| | das Triebwerk, die Triebwerke | Explanation:
The standard word in German is indeed Kraftwerk. (nuclear power plant, Atomkraftwerk, Kohlekraftwerk etc.)
But I'm not sure what this has to do with aircraft maintenance training. I can imagine that PILOTS are trained not to fall on power plants but here...??
If the airplane's engine is meant the word is 'Triebwerk'. (das Triebwerk, die Treibwerke). I just checked my Collins. They translate power plant as Triebwerke too. I can imagine this is meant.
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25 mins confidence: das Triebwerk, die Triebwerke
Explanation:
The standard word in German is indeed Kraftwerk. (nuclear power plant, Atomkraftwerk, Kohlekraftwerk etc.)
But I'm not sure what this has to do with aircraft maintenance training. I can imagine that PILOTS are trained not to fall on power plants but here...??
If the airplane's engine is meant the word is 'Triebwerk'. (das Triebwerk, die Treibwerke). I just checked my Collins. They translate power plant as Triebwerke too. I can imagine this is meant.
Regards
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25 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 das Triebwerk, die Triebwerke
Explanation:
The standard word in German is indeed Kraftwerk. (nuclear power plant, Atomkraftwerk, Kohlekraftwerk etc.)
But I'm not sure what this has to do with aircraft maintenance training. I can imagine that PILOTS are trained not to fall on power plants but here...??
If the airplane's engine is meant the word is 'Triebwerk'. (das Triebwerk, die Treibwerke). I just checked my Collins. They translate power plant as Triebwerke too. I can imagine this is meant.
Regards
| | | Grading comment | Thanks a lot. Sorry my question was posted multiple times, but my computer froze during transmission and strange things happened! |
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39 mins confidence: Triebwerk...
Explanation:
...definitly in this context.
In another context "Kraftwerk" would be alright but not in aeronautics asit is here the case.
technical dictionary "Ernst", own experience
| Holger
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