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zu ca. 20%

English translation: about 20 per cent

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German term or phrase:zu ca. 20%
English translation:about 20 per cent
Entered by: TDfreelance

13:22 Apr 9, 2008
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
German term or phrase: zu ca. 20%
Herr Schmidt hat intern bei uns eine Weiterbildung auf der CNC gesteuerten Platten Zuschneidemaschine absolviert and zu ca. 20% auf dieser Maschine gearbeitet.

Does this mean he spent 20% of his time on this machine or is it someting else to do with the power of the machine?
Shane London
Australia
Local time: 23:49
he worked on that machine about 20 per cent of the time
Explanation:
It refers to his time working on the machine
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TDfreelance
Local time: 09:49
Grading comment
Thanks very much for that.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6he worked on that machine about 20 per cent of the time
TDfreelance
3approx. 20%
Dolores Vázquez


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
approx. 20%


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Dolores Vázquez
Native speaker of: Native in GalicianGalician, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 15
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
he worked on that machine about 20 per cent of the time


Explanation:
It refers to his time working on the machine

TDfreelance
Local time: 09:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks very much for that.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jon Fedler
23 mins
agree  jccantrell: That is how I understand the German, too.
1 hr
agree  Rebecca Garber
1 hr
agree  Jessica West
1 hr
agree  Richard Stephen
1 hr
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 hr
disagree  SinnerAtta: "... of the time" = ambiguous. I would specify "of his working hours"
2 hrs
agree  Astrid Elke Witte
4 hrs
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