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in Fahrt kommen

English translation: commissioned/put to sea


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:in Fahrt kommen
English translation:commissioned/put to sea
Entered by: Marie Lowrie
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14:43 Aug 2, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Shipping
German term or phrase: in Fahrt kommen
EMIL and AUGUSTE kommen als letzte Vorkriegsneubauten von P & A in Fahrt.
Marie Lowrie
Local time: 09:55
are commissioned or put to sea
Explanation:
something along those lines
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Christine Slattery
Local time: 04:55
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4launchedEdithK
4 +3are commissioned or put to sea
Christine Slattery
4 +1get under way
Kim Metzger
3get up to speak
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
launched


Explanation:
to launch a ship

EdithK
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 106

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  SwissTell
9 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 hr
agree  roneill
1 day10 hrs
agree  Charon: in this context, yes
1 day13 hrs
  -> Thanks all.
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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
are commissioned or put to sea


Explanation:
something along those lines

Christine Slattery
Local time: 04:55
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Put to sea sounds good here.
2 mins
agree  mezacc: w/put to sea - IMO commissioned too formal
55 mins
agree  Terranova: put to sea - I think that gives the two senses of in Fahrt kommen
6 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
get under way


Explanation:
Just another way of putting it.


    Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 03:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 511

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Malgorzata Kozarzewska
1 hr
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
get up to speak


Explanation:
US newspeak

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 10:55
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 86
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