Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Instrumentengruppe
English translation:
group of instruments
Added to glossary by
Lee Penya
Aug 23, 2002 12:43
22 yrs ago
German term
Instrumentengruppe
German to English
Tech/Engineering
This term appears in a court decision in a patent case from Germany concerning a lighting assembly for vehicles:
"Die örtlich begrenzte Beleuchtung wird von einzelnen, lichtemittierenden Quellen auf der Rückseite einer ***Instrumentengruppe*** oder eines Schalters erzeugt, die eine Hintergrundbeleuchtung liefert, die von der Vorderseite des Instruments oder des Steuerorgans nicht wahrnehmbar ist."
"Die örtlich begrenzte Beleuchtung wird von einzelnen, lichtemittierenden Quellen auf der Rückseite einer ***Instrumentengruppe*** oder eines Schalters erzeugt, die eine Hintergrundbeleuchtung liefert, die von der Vorderseite des Instruments oder des Steuerorgans nicht wahrnehmbar ist."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | group of instruments |
Cassandra Greer
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| 4 +1 | instrument cluster |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 4 | instrument panel |
Steffen Walter
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| 4 | combination of instruments |
gangels (X)
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
Cassandra Greer
Native in English
Clear documentation for normal people!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German
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86
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group of instruments
I would rather go for a literal interpretation in this case, since it is not for sure that we are talking of a whole instrument panel or only part of a panel.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
3 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
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Related KudoZ points
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12434
instrument panel
is what I would say based on input from Routledge
Could also be "dashboard" if it's to be understood more specifically as "Armaturen(brett)" in an automotive context (as you indicated).
Could also be "dashboard" if it's to be understood more specifically as "Armaturen(brett)" in an automotive context (as you indicated).
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Klaus Herrmann
: Tempting, but an instrument panel may include more than one group of instruments.
24 mins
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To the point indeed, Klaus ;-)
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+1
13 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7294
instrument cluster
is an often used term
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John Kinory (X)
38 mins
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1 hr
combination of instruments
or set of instruments. Since hidden, they may not be in panel arrangement
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