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Freigabe

English translation: enable

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:freigeben
English translation:enable
Entered by: Elvira Stoianov

00:40 Dec 2, 2001
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / automotive
German term or phrase: Freigabe
there's no relevant context
Es gibt 2 Zustande:
Zündung aus, keine Freigabe
Zündung aus, Freigabe liegt vor

Maybe someone who found a "general" equvalent for Freigabe can help me with this one
eli
Release, unblocking, enabling
Explanation:
I would tend to release here (start a motor?)
Selected response from:

Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 10:11
Grading comment
thanks, especially to Dietrich.Enable was the good term here
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3Release, unblocking, enabling
Andy Lemminger


  

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Release, unblocking, enabling


Explanation:
I would tend to release here (start a motor?)

Andy Lemminger
Canada
Local time: 10:11
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
thanks, especially to Dietrich.Enable was the good term here

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Tietge: I would opt for "release" as well
4 hrs

agree  Dietrich Herrmann, MD, PhD, MBA: IMHO the most general term would be "enable" - I would opt for that.
4 hrs

agree  Dr. Fred Thomson: I agree with Dietrich,PhD,JD
10 hrs
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