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Mehrfaches der Motorleistung

English translation: several times

21:27 Sep 29, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
German term or phrase: Mehrfaches der Motorleistung
Die Bremsanlage des Navara leistet unter diesen Bedingungen fast 640 PS - ein Mehrfaches der Motorleistung.

ok, I don't know much about cars... the cursory research I did shows that, in general, brake horsepower is higher than the overall engine horsepower. But I'm not sure how to phrase this-- and readers of this magazine would already know this, right? Any ideas would be greatly appreciated...
Tegan Raleigh
United States
English translation:several times
Explanation:
I see how you're having difficulty with this sentence, it's hard to find the right word to represent "Mehrfach" without sounding awkward. Maybe something like this would work:

Under these conditions, the brake system on the Navara achieves 640 HP - several times the output of the engine.

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Note added at 50 mins (2006-09-29 22:18:50 GMT)
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I forgot the word "almost" in front of the horse power. :-)
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Nicole Martin
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several times


Explanation:
I see how you're having difficulty with this sentence, it's hard to find the right word to represent "Mehrfach" without sounding awkward. Maybe something like this would work:

Under these conditions, the brake system on the Navara achieves 640 HP - several times the output of the engine.

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Note added at 50 mins (2006-09-29 22:18:50 GMT)
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I forgot the word "almost" in front of the horse power. :-)

Nicole Martin
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: yes and I recoommend not using brake horse power but brake system see: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2...
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agree  David Moore (X)
1 day 15 hrs
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