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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Maßanfertigung auf die jeweilige Körpergröße

English translation:

custom designed to fit (or match) the shape of (one's/your) body

Added to glossary by martina1974
Sep 17, 2008 06:22
16 yrs ago
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German term

Maßanfertigung auf die jeweilige Körpergröße

German to English Marketing Furniture / Household Appliances
Bruckmüller Wohnen - Werkstatt für Raum und Design:

Eine Werkstätte für handgefertigte Polstermöbel und ein hauseigenes Nähatelier machen Bruckmüller einzigartig. Exakte Maßanfertigung auf die jeweilige Körpergröße ergonomisch angepasst und namhafte, auserwählte Stoffbezüge!
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 custom designed to fit (or match) the shape of (one's/your) body
3 +1 custom-made
2 custom-made to fit the furniture carcass
Change log

Sep 17, 2008 07:46: Ulrike Kraemer changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

Sep 17, 2008 09:07: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Marketing"

Discussion

martina1974 (asker) Sep 17, 2008:
Hello everybody! Thanks for your help. Unfortunately I don't have much further context - the translation is for the description of a list of stores in the Upper Austrian town Wels and the above paragraph is a short description of a.m. store.
LP Schumacher Sep 17, 2008:
Hi, Martina! Armorel has raised an interesting point in her suggestion. Do you have any further context that would confirm which/whose "Körper" is being fitted here? Thanks!
martina1974 (asker) Sep 17, 2008:
Hello! Unfortunately I forgot to switch from non-pro to pro - sorry!
Thanks in advance for your help!!

Proposed translations

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custom designed to fit (or match) the shape of (one's/your) body

Since the ST isn't a complete sentence anyway, I would go with the adjective here (custom designed, customized, custom built) -- sounds a bit more natural than the noun in English.

You could also use "physique" in place of body shape/size.

http://www.officechairsonsale.com/tempurpedic-office-chairs-...
"It's like having a chair custom designed to fit the the exact shape of your body!"

http://www.washingtonci.com/products_and_services/literature...
"...can physically match your body size and shape..."
Peer comment(s):
agree Veronika McLaren
5 hrs
Thanks, Veronika!
agree Charles Stanford
5 hrs
Thank you, Charles!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "thanks a lot!"
+1
1 hr

custom-made

Custom-made or customised to the respective body-size

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-09-17 07:55:10 GMT)
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but you'll have to booph that up a bit....!
Peer comment(s):
agree Karen Rutland : I would use the whole explanation given by Charles as it should retain the fact that it customised in terms of ergonomics/size, rather than design/embellishment
23 hrs
Thanks Karen!
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1 hr

custom-made to fit the furniture carcass

It seems to me that the main question here is whether the Körpergröße refers to the size of the piece of furniture or the size of the user. I see that this manufacturer's website http://www.bruckmueller-wohnen.at/ (difficult as it is to navigate) uses phrases such as "Im design von John Hutton setzt sich die Einzigartigkeit des Menschen im Körper des Möbels fort". In other words, it's not just the user who has a Körper - the furniture has one too. So it's possible that the Körpergröße is referring to the furniture carcass rather than the human user. I'm not saying I'm convinced but it is a possibility - after all, is it usual to have furniture made to the exact body measurements of the user?
Peer comment(s):
agree Helen Shiner : I think the ergonomically deals with the human body, and your suggestion with that of the furniture. Otherwise it would be a tautological source sentence.
1 hr
disagree Charles Stanford : I think it is unlikely here that the Koerper would relate to the body of the furniture - the "auf die jeweilige Körpergröße ergonomisch angepasst" is surely just one idea - try Googling "ergonomically adapted to the human body" and you'll see what I mean
5 hrs
I fully appreciate your point, but the manufacturer's own website talks about the "Körper" of the furniture
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