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German: Kombinations-Gerät

English translation: combination device







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German term or phrase:Kombinationsgerät
English translation:combination device
Entered by:Steffen Walter
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Tech/Engineering - Metrology
German term or phrase: Kombinations-Gerät
Übersetzung für Kombinations-Gerät zur Nass- und Trocken-Messung. Hier zur Erklärung: Es gibt jeweils ein Gerät zur Nass-Messung und zur Trocken-Messung. Diese beiden Geräten können jedoch auch miteinander kombiniert werden - ein Kombination-Gerät.
Poornima Iyengar
India
combination unit
Explanation:
one option

or "device"
Selected response from:

Hermann
United Kingdom
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6combination unit
Hermann
42-in-1 (unit/device etc.)Cilian O'Tuama
4dual purpose (guage / meter / measurement device)
R. A. Stegemann
3wet/dry combo unitgiselrike
3 -1multi-purpose instrument
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
combination unit

Explanation:
one option

or "device"

Hermann
United Kingdom
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Rowan Morrell: Combination device was my first thought.
1 min
agree D D
30 mins
agree jerrie: combination device
1 hr
agree Cilian O'Tuama: or just 'combi unit'
3 hrs
agree Mario Marcolin: combination device
4 hrs
agree Steffen Walter: How about "combin*ed* ... device/unit"?
21 hrs
  -> Hi Steffen - should be ok as well - no tight fast rule :-)
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Kombination-Gerät multi-purpose instrument

Explanation:
just a thought...

Jonathan MacKerron
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree D D: instrument should replaced with unit or device and multi-purpose for only two occasions?
11 mins
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dual purpose (guage / meter / measurement device)

Explanation:
Self-explanatory

R. A. Stegemann
Saudi Arabia
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
2-in-1 (unit/device etc.)

Explanation:
meaning 2 functions in one unit

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wet/dry combo unit

Explanation:
There are wet/dry vacuum cleaners, wet/dry wipes, wet/dry discs, so why not call it a wet/dry combo unit.

giselrike
United States
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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