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formschluessig umgeben

English translation: form-fitting

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German term or phrase:formschluessig
English translation:form-fitting
Entered by: Louise Mawbey

05:29 May 21, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: formschluessig umgeben
eine Huelle wird von einer zweiten Huelle formschluessig umgeben.
Bryan Saliamonas
United States
Local time: 01:28
form-fitting
Explanation:
A sleeve will be covered by a form-fitting second sleeve

Ernst suggests form-fitting Wörterbuch der industriellen Technik
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Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 07:28
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7form-fitting
Louise Mawbey
4 +1fits positively round
Jack Doughty
4entirely surrounded
gangels (X)


  

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fits positively round


Explanation:
One shell (sleeve, etc. - several pssible meanings) fits positively round another

(formschlüssig = positively;
kraftschlüssig = non-positively)


    Routledge German-English Technical Dictionary
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:28
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 214

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agree  Ulla Haufe
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
form-fitting


Explanation:
A sleeve will be covered by a form-fitting second sleeve

Ernst suggests form-fitting Wörterbuch der industriellen Technik

Louise Mawbey
Germany
Local time: 07:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1058
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  bochkor
2 hrs
agree  Alexander Schleber (X): Better suggestion
2 hrs
agree  Ken Cox: see the numerous other proz questions relating to 'formschlüssig' and 'kraftschlüssig'
2 hrs
agree  Beth Kantus
3 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter
4 hrs
agree  brute (X)
5 hrs
agree  blomguib (X)
13 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
entirely surrounded


Explanation:
or entirely protected.

That's how Asea Brown-Boveri translates it in "Electric Motors". It's one of those redundant, well nigh untranslatable, grammatical flourishes the German language is ever so fond of.



gangels (X)
Local time: 23:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5559
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