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abdrücken

English translation: perform a pressure test

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German term or phrase:abdrücken
English translation:perform a pressure test
Entered by: davidgreen

16:21 Apr 14, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / solar energy collectors
German term or phrase: abdrücken
Drücken Sie die anlage immer mit Frostschutz ab, denn die Kollektoren koennen nachtraeglich nicht mehr entleert werden!

Always abdruecken the system with antifreeze because the collectors cannot subsequently be emptied!
davidgreen
perform a pressure test
Explanation:
this comes from Eurodicautom, but also used to test radiators in cars.

so


Always perform a pressure test using antifreeze as the ....
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 16:30
Grading comment
how very specific for this verb!
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4 +3perform a pressure test
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
abdrücken
perform a pressure test


Explanation:
this comes from Eurodicautom, but also used to test radiators in cars.

so


Always perform a pressure test using antifreeze as the ....


    Reference: http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
jccantrell
United States
Local time: 16:30
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 477
Grading comment
how very specific for this verb!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Theo Bose
6 mins
agree  Manuela Junghans: oder auch: to test under pressure.
20 mins
agree  gangels (X)
21 hrs
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