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Aufbauten und Auflieger

English translation: (truck) bodies and semi-trailers


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German term or phrase:Aufbauten und Auflieger
English translation:(truck) bodies and semi-trailers
Entered by: EMatt
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11:33 Jan 17, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / vehicles
German term or phrase: Aufbauten und Auflieger
This is in a list of vehicles. It appears that one of the two is "bodies." Is the other trailer? Not being a vehicle expert I am a little confused. Both terms appear in a Swiss insurance policy.
EMatt
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(truck) bodies and semi-trailers
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common use
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4 +6(truck) bodies and semi-trailers
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4including superstructures and semitrailers,
Amanda A
4Aufbauten = superstructure
Lynda Hepburn


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Aufbauten = superstructure


Explanation:
Your first term is the superstructure of the trailer. See example below.

Example sentence(s):
  • The modeling confirmed that the trailer's chassis and superstructure could be constructed with enough structural rigidity

    Reference: http://www.compositesworld.com/articles/new-lightweight-trai...
Lynda Hepburn
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
(truck) bodies and semi-trailers


Explanation:
common use

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agree  petrolhead: or "truck bodywork and semi-trailers"
4 mins
agree  Ingeborg Gowans: that would be the usual term
13 mins
agree  opolt: That sounds very good IMHO.
2 hrs
agree  Michael Harris: but superstructure is also okay, depending on which customer you are dealing with
3 hrs
agree  EdithK: with Michael
7 hrs
agree  Teresa Reinhardt: superstructure must be BE
18 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
einschliesslich Aufbauten und Auflieger,
including superstructures and semitrailers,


Explanation:
Auflieger - auf 'Deutsch':) auch 'Sattelanhänger' & 'Lastkraftwagen'
Aufbauten = auch Aufbauten auf Deutsch-Deutsch

(I DO like the Swiss, no offense intended of course!)

Amanda A
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Changes made by editors
Jan 17, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
FieldBus/Financial => Tech/Engineering


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