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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Oberflächenfinition

English translation:

finish

Added to glossary by Maureen Millington-Brodie
Oct 29, 2006 09:19
17 yrs ago
German term

Oberflächenfinition

German to English Tech/Engineering Mechanics / Mech Engineering Armbanduhr
Charakteristisch für die Royal Oak ist die Verschraubung von Lünette und Gehäuseboden.

Der Kautschuk des Chronographen Royal Oak Offshore und seines Armbands verbindet Geschmeidigkeit und hohe Resistenz mit einer perfekten Oberflächenfinition.
Change log

Oct 29, 2006 14:33: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Engineering (general)" to "Mechanics / Mech Engineering"

Proposed translations

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finish

this is what occurred to me when thinking of an English context
Peer comment(s):

agree Textklick : Finition (FR = finish) doesn't seem to have burnished its way into Duden yet. Pretentious adspeak or "Franzeutsch", (or whatever they call it). ;-)
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agree Harry Borsje : Typo for *De*finition? Finish or perhepas better: quality.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke scheon."
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surface finish

to be more accurate
(can also be used to translate "Oberflächenbeschaffenheit" into English - but "-finition" includes "-bearbeitung")
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