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Aufpassen

English translation: to fit onto


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German term or phrase:Aufpassen
English translation:to fit onto
Entered by: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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07:10 Nov 19, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Dentistry
German term or phrase: Aufpassen
Wieder aus der Zahnbrückenkonstruktion:

Brückenkonstruktion wachsen
Anstiften
Lüften
Einbetten
Giessen
Aufpassen
Punktschweissen
Feinschliff

Aufpassen i.S.v. 'Aufsetzen'?

Ich bin für jede Hilfe dankbar.

Sibylle.
Sibylle Gray
United States
Local time: 21:56
to fit onto
Explanation:

...the 'auf' must be reflected as well:

"...An artificial dental crown can be made to precisely fit onto the implant post..."

http://www.atlantadentalimplants.com/dental_implant.html
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Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 04:56
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2to fit onto
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 +1to fit
Johannes Gleim


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to fit onto


Explanation:

...the 'auf' must be reflected as well:

"...An artificial dental crown can be made to precisely fit onto the implant post..."

http://www.atlantadentalimplants.com/dental_implant.html


Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Local time: 04:56
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agree  Goldcoaster
1 hr
  -> Many thanks, Goldcoaster!!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans: one of Johannes' suggestions, too
4 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Ingeborg!! "to fit" may as well be "anpassen" - however, there is a specific emphasis on the "auf(passen)", which should be reflected in the English term as well IMO (at least it made the German author create a rather strange word... ;-))
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to fit


Explanation:
other appropriate translations:

to apply passen | passte, gepasst |
to be suitable passen | passte, gepasst |
to fit | fit/fitted, fit/fitted | passen | passte, gepasst |
to match passen | passte, gepasst |
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...

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Note added at 9 heures (2009-11-19 16:49:14 GMT)
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The verb requires the preposition onto, as Harald mentions correctly. Passen = to fit; Auf = onto.
So please read "to fit .. onto .."

Johannes Gleim
Local time: 04:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 6

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans: to fit
5 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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Dec 3, 2009 - Changes made by Harald Moelzer (medical-translator):
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