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Muffenventil

English translation: sleeve valve, socket valve

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German term or phrase:Muffenventil
English translation:sleeve valve, socket valve
Entered by: Evert DELOOF-SYS

13:59 May 24, 2000
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering
German term or phrase: Muffenventil
Unfortunately no context, it's in a list of parts for fluid flow measurement.
Michael Dollman
sleeve valve, socket valve
Explanation:
Ernst, Wörterbuch der industriellen Technik
Selected response from:

Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 02:32
Grading comment
I'll go for 'sleeve valve'. Thanks.
I should invest in Ernst, but have reservations as the latest edition is 1989 and a lot has changed since then. Does anyone know if a new version is in progress?
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Summary of answers provided
nasleeve valve, socket valve
Ulrike Lieder (X)
nabushing valve
Dierk Seeburg
nasleeve valve
Margareta
naspigot valve
John Kinory (X)
nasleeve valve , socket valve
langex
naspigot valve
Wilestrans


  

Answers


7 mins
sleeve valve, socket valve


Explanation:
Ernst, Wörterbuch der industriellen Technik

Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 3525
Grading comment
I'll go for 'sleeve valve'. Thanks.
I should invest in Ernst, but have reservations as the latest edition is 1989 and a lot has changed since then. Does anyone know if a new version is in progress?
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14 mins
bushing valve


Explanation:
just an alternative, maybe it flows better?

Dierk Seeburg
Local time: 03:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 404
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2 hrs
sleeve valve


Explanation:
this is a direct translation not referring to any context.


    Margareta at [email protected]
Margareta
United States
Local time: 05:32
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2 hrs
spigot valve


Explanation:
This is probably more common in UK English (ref. Routledge, my favourite MecEng dictionary)

John Kinory (X)
Local time: 10:32
PRO pts in pair: 290
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10 hrs
sleeve valve , socket valve


Explanation:
Ernst, Wörterbuch der industriellen Technik.

Sean

langex
Local time: 10:32
PRO pts in pair: 4
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15 hrs
spigot valve


Explanation:
A new version of Ernst is in progress. A certain Prof. Peter Schmidt now lecturing at Leipzig has been occupied revising this dic for the past 3 or 4 years. He says the dic will be published for the Frankfurt book fair.

Wilestrans
Germany
Local time: 11:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 46
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