German: abfallendEnglish translation: lost, wasted 
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Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing | | German term or phrase: abfallend | Breite: 12m davon 2mm abfallend ideal (mindestens 9mm davon 2mm abfallend)
seems to be a format 148x210 with heading "Stanzform".
Other info:"rechts Leserichtung von oben, Abstand 20 mm von oben.
previously in this text reference made to tubes of ointment. this seems to be a layout for cutting.... |
| | Clarification request(s) and responsecarolynka (asker): 11:50am May 16, 2005: Thanks for your suggestion on this. It is very very specific, but might have been easier if you could see the diagram...
carolynka (asker): 11:51am May 16, 2005: In this context but elsewhere, this suggestion would probably be okay, but there's no tapering in the diagram. Thanks for the suggestion.
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| | lost, wasted | Explanation:
I don't entirely understand the meaning of these short phrases - but if it is about cutting, "abfallend" should relate to what is lost when you cut your form. |
| Selected response from:
 Anne Schulz
Germany
| Note from asker to answererIts not a form but a cut-out for a tube, but this meaning seems closest in the context.
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| lost, wasted
Explanation:
I don't entirely understand the meaning of these short phrases - but if it is about cutting, "abfallend" should relate to what is lost when you cut your form.
| Anne Schulz
Germany
Native speaker of:  German
PRO pts in category: 4
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| Note from asker to answerer| Its not a form but a cut-out for a tube, but this meaning seems closest in the context. |
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