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Umfänge

English translation: volume

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German term or phrase:Umfänge
English translation:volume
Entered by: Robert Feuerlein

21:17 Apr 28, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / description of manufacturing processes
German term or phrase: Umfänge
Wie bei allen Kooperationen steuert X bei der Zusammenarbeit zum Z die marken- und konzeptpraegenden Umfaenge selbst.
Meaning would seem to be slightly different in: Unsere Gruppe wird gemeinsam mit ihrem Joint-Venture-Partner Y ein Presswerk in der Naehe von A errichten, um grosse Blechumfaenge fuer das im Jahr B in Betrieb gehende C zu liefern.
stephkg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:31
volume
Explanation:
Imho they are talking about the amount / volume of the production. This would also fit the first phrase. "Wie bei allen Kooperationen steuert X bei der Zusammenarbeit zum Z die marken- und konzeptpraegenden Umfaenge selbst."
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Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 13:31
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3volume
Robert Feuerlein
4 +1trims (or "elements"?)
Christian James Bradley
4containers, canisters
Beth Jones
3components
Daniel Bird


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Umfaenge
containers, canisters


Explanation:
Since Umfang = circumference, you might want to use receptacle, vessel, canister, can, etc...?

Beth Jones
Austria
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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neutral  Steffen Walter: Very unlikely - see Robert's answer below.
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volume


Language variant: amount

Explanation:
Imho they are talking about the amount / volume of the production. This would also fit the first phrase. "Wie bei allen Kooperationen steuert X bei der Zusammenarbeit zum Z die marken- und konzeptpraegenden Umfaenge selbst."

Robert Feuerlein
Local time: 13:31
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in SpanishSpanish
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agree  Kevin Fulton: These are delivery volumes, quantities of products/services to be supplied.
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  -> Thank you, Kevin.
agree  Jon Fedler
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  -> Thank you, Jonathan.
agree  Steffen Walter: with Kevin
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  -> Thank you, Steffen.
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
trims (or "elements"?)


Explanation:
I have seen "Umfänge" used a lot this way in texts I have translated for German car manufacturers - see example below, and try Googling "Lederumfänge" or "Metallumfänge" for more examples. It also makes way more sense in conjunction with "marken- und konzeptprägende", since trim elements are exactly the sort of thing that would be used to brand a car - it is, on the other hand, very hard to see how "volumes" could be "markenprägend".


    Reference: http://www.porsche-kempten.de/de/aftersales/id9013/aftersale...
Christian James Bradley
Local time: 06:31

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agree  Robert Feuerlein: you got a point...
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components


Explanation:
In the sense of "Lieferumfang", i.e. parts covered by some scope of supply.
The Blechumfang is hence a sheetmetal component produced in the pressing plant in question. Following the logic "grosse Blechumfaenge" are large pressings, rather than large quantities/volumes of "generic" sheet metal.

...possibly...

DB


Daniel Bird
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:31
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 68
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