unterschritten
English translation: fall short of
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| 06:07 Oct 21, 2001 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Mary Worby United Kingdom Local time: 15:11 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | be lower |
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| 4 +1 | fluctuate |
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| 5 | fall short of |
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| 5 | be smaller than, fall short of |
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| 4 +1 | to fall below |
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| 5 | fell short of |
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| 5 | shorted |
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4 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1fluctuate Explanation: If larger numbers of tools are orders, the amount delivered can fluctuate by a reasonable number. unterschreiten is one of those old chestnuts that you simply cannot translate word for word. If you would like a more direct equivalent, then ... the delivery can exceed the specified amount or fall short of it by a reasonable number. But I don't like that much )-: HTH Mary |
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8 mins confidence:
fall short of Explanation: Implicit in answer. My geriatric brain. |
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13 mins confidence:
be smaller than, fall short of Explanation: be smaller than, fall short of I don’t think there is a simple antonym (opposite) of exceed in English, which is what you’re looking for. I checked in Webster’s and the online thesaurus too. You’ll have to use the antonym of one of the synonyms of _exceed_ [and make unscramble the source sentence a bit in the process] as in: >>If tools are ordered in larger quantities, the quantity shipped may be greater or smaller [than the quantity ordered?] by a reasonable amount. All the best, Tom see above & experience |
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14 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1to fall below Explanation: Just another suggestion. HTH |
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17 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1be lower Explanation: ... can the delivered number of pieces be higher or lower by an appropriate quantity Norstedt+MW |
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1 hr confidence:
fell short of Explanation: He "exceeded" expectations and "fell short of" what needed to be done. HTH Oxford Duden |
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8 hrs confidence:
shorted Explanation: When large quantities of tools are ordered, the quantity ordered may be exceeded or shorted within reason. The term "shorted" is often used in such contexts. You just have to mess around with various possibilities until you find one that works AND that sounds like English and not German. |
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