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wirkverlust

English translation: knitting loss/machine knitting loss (in production)

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German term or phrase:Wirkverlust
English translation:knitting loss/machine knitting loss (in production)
Entered by: Alison Schwitzgebel

18:48 May 22, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion / textiles
German term or phrase: wirkverlust
"(5) Bei Lohnaufträgen hat der Auftraggeber nur Anspruch auf Auslieferung des um den vereinbarten Wirk- und Scherverlust verminderten Anlieferungsgewichtes"

Still plodding my way through these AGBs for a textiles company.

Thanks!
Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 01:44
knitting losses / machine-knitting losses
Explanation:
wirken/ Wirkerei - are still familiar expressions from my youth when my valley in Switzerland was full of textile factories.

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Note added at 2003-05-22 19:06:59 (GMT)
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I think one would have to qualify the \"losses\" as \"production losses\"
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swisstell
Italy
Local time: 01:44
Grading comment
Thanks!
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3 +2knitting losses / machine-knitting losses
swisstell


  

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knitting losses / machine-knitting losses


Explanation:
wirken/ Wirkerei - are still familiar expressions from my youth when my valley in Switzerland was full of textile factories.

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Note added at 2003-05-22 19:06:59 (GMT)
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I think one would have to qualify the \"losses\" as \"production losses\"

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 01:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 48
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: can't argue with that
2 mins

agree  David Moore (X)
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