anschwenken

English translation: swing into place (or position)

19:30 Dec 31, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering

German term or phrase: anschwenken

Ausbau einer Walze
Maschine zum Stillstand bringen und gegen Anlaufen sichern.
Walze anheben und Halter 4 und 5 anschwenken.
Schrauben 1, 2 und 3 festziehen

taxman KudoZ activity Questions: 182 (none open) (4 without valid answers) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 48
Local time: 14:36

English translation:swing into place (or position)

Explanation:
This is the way I would put it.

Selected response from:

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 06:36

Grading comment

This is one of my favorite words to hate. Swinging high density small metal parts seems a bit unusual, but I've never found a better translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +3

swing into place (or position)

Dr. Fred Thomson

3 +1

partially turn

Elisabeth Ghysels

swing in

Trudy Peters

Answers

13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

partially turn

Explanation:
Normally "anschwenken" clearly belongs into the kitchen. Here I cannot but interpret it as "partially turn".

Greetings, and a happy New Year
(but please, without further tax rises),

Nikolaus

Elisabeth Ghysels
Local time: 14:36
PRO pts in pair: 971

17 mins confidence:

swing in

Explanation:
was my first thought.

It's not a literal translation, but I think the Halter are off to the side and then "brought in" to secure the roller.

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 08:36
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in pair: 3087

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

swing into place (or position)

Explanation:
This is the way I would put it.

Dr. Fred Thomson
United States
Local time: 06:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 5861

Grading comment

This is one of my favorite words to hate. Swinging high density small metal parts seems a bit unusual, but I've never found a better translation.

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