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zwei Umläufe

English translation: two pairs of trains/turnrounds

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German term or phrase:	zwei (Zugverkehrs)-Umläufe
English translation:	two pairs of trains/turnrounds
Entered by:	SwissTell

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16:02 May 21, 2007

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German term or phrase: zwei Umläufe

"der Verkehr Moskau-Timbuktu wurde mit zwei Umläufen aufgenommen". (Before someone specific cries murder again, I know that the destination is fictitious).
How would you translate Umlauf in this context. Runs?
TIA.

SwissTell KudoZ activity Questions: 860 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (24 closed without grading) Answers: 19768
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two pairs of trains

Explanation:
An "Umlauf" is defined as one pair of trains in each direction, or the same train travel(l)ing out and back. Thus there are two trains involved here, each making a round trip. The writer would normally add how long the round trip takes...

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David Moore
Local time: 10:38

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Thanks David. Makes quite a bit of sense although I even preferred CMJ's input. Thank you all!
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