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5,00 tons Gabelstaplerstunde

English translation: 5 tonne forklift hire (incl. driver) for 60 mins


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10:25 Dec 9, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general)
German term or phrase: 5,00 tons Gabelstaplerstunde
Für eine 4,00 tons bzw. bzw. 5,00 tons Gabelstaplerstunde inkl. Fahrer (pro angefangene Stunde) werden € 136,00 (Artikel Nr. 20112) verrechnet.

Vielen Dank!
martina1974
Austria
Local time: 04:08
English translation:5 tonne forklift hire (incl. driver) for 60 mins
Explanation:
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Note added at 9 Min. (2011-12-09 10:34:58 GMT)
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the whole point here being the rewording - you just can't invent such glorious long words in English....

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Note added at 14 Min. (2011-12-09 10:39:18 GMT)
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...whereby strictly, speaking, it's ' per hour or part thereof'
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phoeberuth
Local time: 04:08
Grading comment
vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +45 tonne forklift hire (incl. driver) for 60 mins
phoeberuth
45.00 ton forklift incl. operator will be charged at ... per hourBirgit Gläser


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
5 tonne forklift hire (incl. driver) for 60 mins


Explanation:
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Note added at 9 Min. (2011-12-09 10:34:58 GMT)
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the whole point here being the rewording - you just can't invent such glorious long words in English....

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Note added at 14 Min. (2011-12-09 10:39:18 GMT)
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...whereby strictly, speaking, it's ' per hour or part thereof'

phoeberuth
Local time: 04:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lynda Hepburn: Yes, but I'd say "hourly hire" rather than "60 minutes" as it then refers to "angefangene Stunde" i.e. hour or part thereof
8 mins
  -> thanks Lydia - and you're quite right, infact, I'd just noticed myself and added a comment :-)

agree  Andrew Swift: Thank you for omitting the surplus zeros after the decimal point. 5t or 5-tonne.
34 mins
  -> my pleasure ;-)

agree  dkfmmuc: Great suggestion. OT: Gabelstaplerstunde is in fact a glorious long word in German, but what you think about the Donaudampfschiffahrtskapitän ?
47 mins
  -> Ah yes... such a wonderfully inventive language!

agree  Armorel Young: Agree in particular with Andrew's points
4 hrs
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
5.00 ton forklift incl. operator will be charged at ... per hour


Explanation:
Apparently a common measure of forklift capacity. "ton forklift" received six times the google hits than "tons forklift" an almost twice than "tonne". Also a forklift has an operator, not a driver.

Birgit Gläser
Germany
Local time: 04:08
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lynda Hepburn: forklift driver is a very common term
10 mins
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