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Zuschnitt

English translation: shape


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German term or phrase:Zuschnitt
English translation:shape
Entered by: Teresa Reinhardt
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16:04 Oct 2, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / shipbuilding
German term or phrase: Zuschnitt
There is a diagram of the 'Spanten' (ribs, presumably) and then a diagram of the 'Zuschnitt' The diagrams are not shown in my copy of the text.
stephkg
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:30
shape
Explanation:
das dt. Wort bedeutet hier "wie die Spanten zugeschnitten sind", d.h., deren Form - also z.B. rund, spitz oder rechtwinkelig usw. zugeschnitten

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Teresa Reinhardt
United States
Local time: 05:30
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Summary of answers provided
5shapeTeresa Reinhardt
4 +1blankHarald Pigall
3material cut to size
Kim Metzger


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
material cut to size


Explanation:
Would be possible, but it's hard to say for sure.

Material cut to size
http://www.ds-translations.at/glosde/z.htm


Kim Metzger
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
blank


Explanation:
http://www.dwds.de/cgi-bin/portalL.pl?search=Zuschnitt

Harald Pigall
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agree  Darin Fitzpatrick
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shape


Explanation:
das dt. Wort bedeutet hier "wie die Spanten zugeschnitten sind", d.h., deren Form - also z.B. rund, spitz oder rechtwinkelig usw. zugeschnitten



Teresa Reinhardt
United States
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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