Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
false air
German translation:
Nebenluft
Added to glossary by
Rolf Buesken (X)
Aug 7, 2002 00:06
22 yrs ago
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English term
false air
English to German
Tech/Engineering
Furnace for calcination of carbon bodies
Related to a so-called 'ring section furnace' where air is moved from one chamber ot another with fans. Example: "...the exhaust fan sucks false air from ..."
Proposed translations
(German)
| 5 +1 | Nebenluft |
Hans-Henning Judek
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| 5 +4 | Falschluft |
Rowan Morrell
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| 5 | kunstliche Luft |
Craig Hills
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Proposed translations
+1
2 hrs
Hans-Henning Judek
Native in German
More than 35 years experience
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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397
Selected
Nebenluft
This is a common expression for unintended intake of air, e.g. in a vehicle carburator due to a defective packing.
Reference:
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Even though the term Falschluft (a literal translation) appears to be in use, I prefer Nebenluft as a better term for technical German.
It also seems to describe better the process involved."
+4
8 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
68
Falschluft
The solution given by Laixicon. Looks pretty good.
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Note added at 2002-08-07 00:16:28 (GMT)
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The word \"Falschluft\" gets 134 hits in a Yahoo search.
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Note added at 2002-08-07 00:20:00 (GMT)
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Eurodicautom confirms \"Falschluft\" as the solution.
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Note added at 2002-08-07 00:16:28 (GMT)
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The word \"Falschluft\" gets 134 hits in a Yahoo search.
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Note added at 2002-08-07 00:20:00 (GMT)
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Eurodicautom confirms \"Falschluft\" as the solution.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Theo Bose
2 hrs
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| agree |
Hans-Henning Judek
: Another frequently used term is "Nebenluft" (461 Google hits; see my answer)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Jerzy Czopik
: Das ist "der" in den Industrie dafür verwendete Term: Luft, die durch Undichtigkeiten in das System eingesaugt wird, die aber dort im Prinzip nichts zu suchen hat (wenn bei einem Vergaserauto Falschluft eingesagt wurde, lief das Auto nicht rund)
7 hrs
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| agree |
Jakab Arpad
: Falschluft richtig!
1 day 9 hrs
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1 hr
Craig Hills
Works in: German to English, Japanese to English, English to German, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
kunstliche Luft
I think the emphasis appears to be on that the air is not real, and created by the fans, thus "kunstlich" would seem to fit better.
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