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komplette Löschanlagen

English translation: comprehensive fire extinguishing system


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German term or phrase:komplette Löschanlagen
English translation:comprehensive fire extinguishing system
Entered by: Jeux de Mots
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00:10 Jan 19, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Fire extinction
German term or phrase: komplette Löschanlagen
This is contained within a passage concerning a fire extinction system on a bus:
Wir haben schon komplette Löschanlagen als Serienausstattung in unserer Reiseflotte

I am unsure what "komplette" means in this context. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Jeux de Mots
Germany
Local time: 10:48
comprehensive fire extinguishing system
Explanation:
1965 Ford/ Lotus Cortina MK1 - Tuner Car - Specs - Sport Compact ...
- [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... both front to rear and side to side, and a comprehensive fire extinguishing system has been installed that covers the entire car, from the engine bay to ...
www.modified.com/features/0605.../specs.html - Im Cache - Ähnlich
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Local time: 10:48
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4full (fire) extinguishing systems
SwissTell
3 +1fully (entirely) complete extinguishing system/equipmentchantal123
4 -1comprehensive fire extinguishing systemkostan
3fully fittedcasper


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
full (fire) extinguishing systems


Explanation:
also: complete extinguising systems

SwissTell
Local time: 04:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans: oops: complete extinguis"h"ing systems/ would work for me. hallo Erich
39 mins
  -> thanks and ooops, needs to watch my speedy fingers.....
agree  Johannes Gleim
1 hr
  -> thanks a lot, Johannes
agree  transatgees: "Complete"
1 hr
  -> many thanks!
neutral  Erich Friese: ....what happened to 'komplette' (which - in this context - is distinctly different from 'full' [as opposed to empty]
10 hrs
  -> you are entitled to your opinion
agree  Goldcoaster: with Ingeborg and transatgees.
13 hrs
  -> many thanks
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fully (entirely) complete extinguishing system/equipment


Explanation:
I think "komplette" here is being used in an emphatic manner

chantal123
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SwahiliSwahili

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hazmatgerman: Though I'd not use either "fully" or "entirely" on top of "complete" this proposal gets my vote.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
komplett
fully fitted


Explanation:
Perhaps it is used in the sense of
komplett ausgestattet: fully fitted

casper
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 25
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
comprehensive fire extinguishing system


Explanation:
1965 Ford/ Lotus Cortina MK1 - Tuner Car - Specs - Sport Compact ...
- [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... both front to rear and side to side, and a comprehensive fire extinguishing system has been installed that covers the entire car, from the engine bay to ...
www.modified.com/features/0605.../specs.html - Im Cache - Ähnlich

kostan
Local time: 10:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  hazmatgerman: comprehensive implies fitness for various surroundings, which is not what the source said.
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