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German: Belegstation

English translation: work station



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German term or phrase:Belegstation
English translation:work station
Entered by:Rowan Morrell
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Tech/Engineering - Food & Dairy / Catering Equipment Catalogue
German term or phrase: Belegstation
"Ausführung Kälteaggregat

Das Kälteaggregat befindet sich in einem verzinktem Stahlblechgehäuse unterhalb der ***Belegstation***. Innerhalb des Stahlblechgehäuses befindet sich eine Verdunstungsschale für das anfallende Kondenswasser.
Das Bedienteil ist an der rechten Seite angebaut. Alternativ kann das Bedienteil auch in die Thekenblende vorgezogen werden (Leitungslänge ca. 60 cm)."

From a catalogue for catering equipment (food counters etc.). I haven't got any idea whatsoever what is meant by Belegstation. The dictionaries are no help at all here. TIA for any light you can shed on this obscure word.
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
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Rowan Morrell (asker): 4:29am Aug 14, 2005: Thanks Gisela - Very helpful photo, that. It does indeed look to be a kind of work station. Why call it BELEGstation, though?

work surface/work station
Explanation:
Check out the below link - it has a picture of the "Belegstation".
Hope this helps!
http://www.hoeing-ladenbau.de/belegstation.html
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giselrike
United States
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks Gisela. I'll go with "work station" here, especially after reading the peers' input. But I thought Teresa's suggestion was quite a plausible one as well, so thank you also, Teresa. Appreciate everyone's help.
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4 +5work surface/work stationgiselrike
3prep stationTeresa Reinhardt


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
work surface/work station

Explanation:
Check out the below link - it has a picture of the "Belegstation".
Hope this helps!
http://www.hoeing-ladenbau.de/belegstation.html

giselrike
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 18
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks Gisela. I'll go with "work station" here, especially after reading the peers' input. But I thought Teresa's suggestion was quite a plausible one as well, so thank you also, Teresa. Appreciate everyone's help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Claire Langhard
1 hr

agree Siegfried Armbruster
3 hrs

agree R.Raghunathan: work station is used frequently
4 hrs

agree Martina Keskintepe: I would also tend to "work station" since it is used as an independant working area in the kitchen.
5 hrs

agree Lisa Davey
6 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
prep station

Explanation:
maybe because food is prepared here? Brötchen werden belegt...

Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
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