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German translation: Countdown / Rückwärtszähler / Rückwärtszählung

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English term or phrase:	counting down
German translation:	Countdown / Rückwärtszähler / Rückwärtszählung
Entered by:	Gisela Germann

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07:23 Aug 30, 2007

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Tech/Engineering - Cooking / Culinary / Küchenwaage

English term or phrase: counting down

After setting time span, press T-SET to start counting down. Press any key to stop counting down.
Press T-SET to clear time span. When timer counts down to "00:00", alarm will start "beeping" for 60 times and the scale will automatically shut off.

Gisela Germann KudoZ activity Questions: 814 (1 open) (26 without valid answers) (32 closed without grading) Answers: 84 Germany
Local time: 14:43

Countdown / Rückwärtszähler / Rückwärtszählung

Explanation:
Beide Möglichkeiten gibt es. Ich würde hier substantivieren: "... um den Countdown/Rückwärtszähler [die Rückwärtszählung] zu starten [in Gang zu setzen]".

Beispiele:

http://www.amazon.de/Salter-SL0336-Elektronische-Küchentimer...
"Kurzbeschreibung
2 Jahre Garantie,Besonders lange Ablaufzeit: 19 Stunden und 59 Minuten x 1- minütiger Rückwärtszählung..."

http://www.heise.de/preisvergleich/a97794.html
"Digitale Küchenwaage • Tragkraft max. 5 Kg • Einteilung in 1 g • Zuwiegefunktion • Count Down Timer • große Rührschüssel"
(die Schreibweise "Count Down Timer" - 3 Wörter - ist allerdings gelinde gesagt suboptimal)

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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 14:43

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Danke
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Countdown / Rückwärtszähler / Rückwärtszählung

Steffen Walter

zurückzählen

Christo Metschkaroff

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zurückzählen

Explanation:
Offensichtlich zählt der Zähler rückwärts

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-08-30 07:27:42 GMT)
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Sagt man auch "rückwärts zählen" :-) - Neue Rechtschreibung ist so schön!

Christo Metschkaroff
Bulgaria
Local time: 15:43
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

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peer agreement (net): +2

Countdown / Rückwärtszähler / Rückwärtszählung

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 14:43
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Danke

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Sep 4, 2007 - Changes made by Gisela Germann:
Edited KOG entry	Gisela Germann's old entry - "counting down" => "Countdown / Rückwärtszähler / Rückwärtszählung"

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