sperrangel

English translation: wide, wide open (coll;.)

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German term or phrase:SPERRANGELWEIT
English translation:wide, wide open (coll;.)
Entered by: Jon Fedler

06:13 Jan 25, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
German term or phrase: sperrangel
German. Factory inspection report."...die Aussentueren
stehen sperrangelweit."
Jon Fedler
Local time: 17:29
wide, wide open
Explanation:
it's a colloquial, not a technical expression.
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 07:29
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4 +1wide, wide open
Johanna Timm, PhD


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
wide, wide open


Explanation:
it's a colloquial, not a technical expression.

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 7773

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