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suit the task at hand

German translation: je nach auszuführender Arbeit

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English term or phrase:suit the task at hand
German translation:je nach auszuführender Arbeit
Entered by: GAK (X)

15:51 Jul 1, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering
English term or phrase: suit the task at hand
The clamp assembly can be mounted on the fence, either side of the saw blade to **suit the task at hand**.

Betriebsanleitung einer Säge.
GAK (X)
Local time: 18:26
je nach auszuführender Arbeit
Explanation:
wäre auch noch eine Option
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dilberlin
Local time: 18:26
Grading comment
DAnke!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3je nach auszuführender Arbeit
dilberlin
4passend für die jeweilige Aufgabe
David Moore (X)
4 -1fachgerecht
jccantrell


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
passend für die jeweilige Aufgabe


Explanation:
Oder so ähnlich....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 18:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 135
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
fachgerecht


Explanation:
Always wondered how to translate this German word. Now I know one case for it.

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Note added at 18 mins (2004-07-01 16:09:33 GMT)
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or, the more I think about it, how about

je nachdem

Just another thought.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 09:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 70

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  dilberlin: je (without nach dem) would be okay, fachgerecht has a different meaning
19 mins
  -> Yeah, the more I think about it, the less confident I am about it.
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
je nach auszuführender Arbeit


Explanation:
wäre auch noch eine Option

dilberlin
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
DAnke!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mag. Sabine Senn
3 mins
agree  John Jory: gute Formulierung
1 hr
agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher
7 hrs
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