German: abschwenken, anschwenkenEnglish translation: pivot away from, pivot toward 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | abschwenken, anschwenken | | English translation: | pivot away from, pivot toward | | Entered by: | Ken Cox |
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering | | German term or phrase: abschwenken, anschwenken | Die Halterung der
Standard-Darmbremse ist auch
für die Aufnahme der optionalen
pneumatischen Darmbremse
geeignet. Zum Darmaufziehen
lässt sich die Maschine automatisch ab- und pneumatisch anschwenken.
(Was ist Unterschied zwischen "abschwenken" und "anschwenken" ?) |
| | | pivot away from, pivot toward | Explanation:
With respect to motion, the prefix 'ab' generally expresses the idea of 'from' or 'moving away from', while the prefix 'an' generally expresses the idea of 'toward' or 'moving toward'. In English, this would usually require the object to which the direction of motion refers to be specifically mentioned, except in certain forms such as forward/backward, upwards/downwards, etc. In your context as given, it's not clear what the reference object is, so you may have to be a bit vague in the translation. |
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 Ken Cox
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| turn aside
Explanation:
The holder of the standard brake is also adapted for installation of the optional hose-type brake. In order to put the hose on, the machine can be turned aside, automatically or pneumatically.
"abschwenken" and "anschwenken" are synonyms.
I think, "abschwenken" means that the turn aside occurs automatically, whereas "anschwenken" - as a result of a forced command (compare: ablaufen / anlaufen, etc.)
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| pivot away from, pivot toward
Explanation:
With respect to motion, the prefix 'ab' generally expresses the idea of 'from' or 'moving away from', while the prefix 'an' generally expresses the idea of 'toward' or 'moving toward'. In English, this would usually require the object to which the direction of motion refers to be specifically mentioned, except in certain forms such as forward/backward, upwards/downwards, etc. In your context as given, it's not clear what the reference object is, so you may have to be a bit vague in the translation.
| Ken Cox
Netherlands
Native speaker of:  English
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