Raste(n)
English translation: switch or dial used to select a desired radio frequency
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| 13:33 Dec 16, 2003 |
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| 4 | (switch) positions |
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| 4 | notch/(es) |
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| 2 | enter the appropriate frequencies for... |
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(switch) positions Explanation: The switch or dial or whatever is used to select a frequency must "click into position" at specified frequencies. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2003-12-16 13:41:16 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The purpose is that you don\'t have to fiddle around forever with the frequency selector when you have to make an urgent radio call to the police or the fire department or whatever. You may want to choose a different translation than \"position\", but this should cover the meaning. |
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4 hrs confidence:
enter the appropriate frequencies for... Explanation: as I'm not sure if they are spinning the little number wheel that corresponds to the individual frequencies, or if they are entering it via a keypad |
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3 days 5 hrs confidence:
notch/(es) Explanation: or 'catch/(es)' is/(are) meant here. Prefer the former than the later. Hope it helps. Good luck, Jonathan Fedler! Re.: Collins German Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470406-1 Langenscheidts Taschenwörterbuch Englisch, 2002, ISBN 3-468-11131-2 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-12-19 19:15:18 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- TYPO - \'the latTer\' |
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