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Fristenarbeiten

English translation: routine servicing

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German term or phrase:Fristenarbeiten
English translation:routine servicing
Entered by: Shane London

00:49 Feb 11, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Military / Defense / Military Term
German term or phrase: Fristenarbeiten
Er erstellte Fahraufträge und führte Pflege-, Wartungs- und Fristenarbeiten an den Fahrzeugen und dem Gerät der Kraftfahrzeuggruppe durch.

I take it these are jobs you do regularly every month or something like that but what is the right English term for it?
Shane London
Australia
Local time: 10:37
routine servicing
Explanation:
...unless your client will be suspicious if you fail to deliver three separate nouns.
'Periodic' might come in handy.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-02-11 10:04:39 GMT)
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So now we have the triplet after all:
"routine servicing, scheduled maintenance and periodic inspections"!
Selected response from:

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:37
Grading comment
Thankyou very much. I think all the answers are correct, so I will go with the votes on this one.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3routine servicing
Lancashireman
4 +2scheduled maintenance
Andrea Black
4scheduled/periodic inspections/checks
David Moore (X)
3planned maintenance
rangepost


  

Answers


55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
scheduled maintenance


Explanation:
Take it from the wife of a maintenance officer. :-)

Andrea Black
United States
Local time: 19:37
Works in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: Yes, this fits the bill, too.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Petra Raspel (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
scheduled/periodic inspections/checks


Explanation:
I think inspections or checks here, as this "work" does not always mean action (other than the check!) having to be taken.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 02:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Pflege-, Wartungs- und Fristenarbeiten
routine servicing


Explanation:
...unless your client will be suspicious if you fail to deliver three separate nouns.
'Periodic' might come in handy.

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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-02-11 10:04:39 GMT)
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So now we have the triplet after all:
"routine servicing, scheduled maintenance and periodic inspections"!

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 90
Grading comment
Thankyou very much. I think all the answers are correct, so I will go with the votes on this one.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Max Masutin: or perhaps scheduled
12 mins
  -> Excellent suggestion, MM: 'Routine, periodic and scheduled servicing'!
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: Fristenarbeiten wie Bremsflüssigkeit- oder Zahnriemenwechsel: http://www.autohaus-dahlmann.de/aktionen/fair-play.htm
25 mins
agree  Steffen Walter
8 hrs
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
planned maintenance


Explanation:
Navy


    Reference: http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=1631
rangepost
Local time: 17:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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