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Brandverhalten

English translation: flammability

11:52 Oct 29, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Brandverhalten
Brandverhalten von Baustoffen
Sean Miner
English translation:flammability
Explanation:
Couldn't we look at it another way and talk about the "building materials' flammability"/"flammability of the building materials"?

'Flammability' seems to be a more natural expression.

:)

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Note added at 2731 days (2010-04-21 15:43:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Totally agree with Jon. To be honest, 8 years on, a couple of in-house stints, and several hundred thousand words of technical translations behind me, I would certainly not translate this as 'flammability'. If I came across this in a client's text now, I'd probably translate it immediately as 'combustion properties' or something to that effect. Regards, Daniel
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Daniel Jeory
Local time: 09:34
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Danke
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2fire behaviour
Louise Mawbey
4 +1flammability
Daniel Jeory
4I would say
gangels (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
fire behaviour


Explanation:
Wenske chemical dictionary

Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 10:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1058

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrzej Lejman
8 mins
agree  John Jory
2724 days
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I would say


Explanation:
The behavior of building materials during fire


or even 'the susceptibility of building materials to fire'

gangels (X)
Local time: 02:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
flammability


Explanation:
Couldn't we look at it another way and talk about the "building materials' flammability"/"flammability of the building materials"?

'Flammability' seems to be a more natural expression.

:)

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Note added at 2731 days (2010-04-21 15:43:41 GMT) Post-grading
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Totally agree with Jon. To be honest, 8 years on, a couple of in-house stints, and several hundred thousand words of technical translations behind me, I would certainly not translate this as 'flammability'. If I came across this in a client's text now, I'd probably translate it immediately as 'combustion properties' or something to that effect. Regards, Daniel

Daniel Jeory
Local time: 09:34
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 91
Grading comment
Danke

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith
4 hrs
agree  Trudy Peters: Lots of googles
5 hrs
disagree  John Jory: Flammability is "Brennbarkeit" (see explanation above)
2724 days
  -> Totally agree with John. See added comment above.
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