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epidemic failure

German translation: epidemischer Produktfehler (Serienfehler)


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English term or phrase:epidemic failure
German translation:epidemischer Produktfehler (Serienfehler)
Entered by: Sandra Gerstner
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10:04 Nov 7, 2006
English to German translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments
English term or phrase: epidemic failure
***epidemic failure*** means the repeat of a similar type of failure of Product or part thereof not caused by normal wear and tear which is present in at least ... of ... consecutively delivered Products to Buyer.

Wer hat eine Idee oder weiß, wie ***epidemic failure*** im Dt. bezeichnet wird?
Schon immer vielen Dank!
Sandra Gerstner
Local time: 02:43
epidemischer Produktfehler (Serienfehler)
Explanation:
http://www.barkawi.com/de/inhalte/publikationen/artikel.html
Früherkennung epidemischer Produktfehler in der Supply Chain


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Note added at 21 mins (2006-11-07 10:25:29 GMT)
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http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=serienfehler&meta=
Selected response from:

Ivo Lang
Local time: 01:43
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1epidemischer Produktfehler (Serienfehler)
Ivo Lang
4epidemischer Produktausfall
Oktay Ardan
4 -1(epidemischer) Befall
erika rubinstein


  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
(epidemischer) Befall


Explanation:
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erika rubinstein
Local time: 02:43
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  rainerc: and with CL 4!!
11 mins
  -> Stimmt! hab nicht richtig gelesen.
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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
epidemischer Produktfehler (Serienfehler)


Explanation:
http://www.barkawi.com/de/inhalte/publikationen/artikel.html
Früherkennung epidemischer Produktfehler in der Supply Chain


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Note added at 21 mins (2006-11-07 10:25:29 GMT)
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http://www.google.de/search?hl=de&q=serienfehler&meta=

Ivo Lang
Local time: 01:44
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 46
Grading comment
Vielen Dank an alle!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Siegfried Armbruster
2 hrs

agree  Ingeborg Gowans: website checks out; good source
2 hrs

disagree  Oktay Ardan: a "Produktfehler" does not necessarily warrant a failure in a product....
6 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
epidemischer Produktausfall


Explanation:
a failure is should not be described as "fehler"....a fehler does not warrant a "failure"....therefore my translation...whatever it is worth....

Oktay Ardan
Canada
Local time: 18:44
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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