Oct 25, 2008 15:36
15 yrs ago
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German term
United States
Fast Professional Translations
Native in: English 
Works in: Czech to English, German to English, Slovak to English, and 2 more.
nur zu zweit
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Printing & Publishing
Arbeiten an den oberen Farbwerken nur zu zweit ausführen.
Is this like one after the other or one at a time?
Is this like one after the other or one at a time?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | by two persons |
Friedrich Reinold
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| 4 +5 | in pairs |
Anna McVeigh
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| 4 +2 | in pairs |
Rob2031
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| 3 +2 | only by two-person teams |
Ken Cox
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| 3 | it takes two |
Lingua.Franca
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Proposed translations
+4
11 mins
Friedrich Reinold
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
Engineering Master's Degree (Dipl.-Ing.)
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
8
Selected
by two persons
This kind of work should be done by two persons.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
11 mins
Lingua.Franca
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
BSc, MA, DipTrans
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Hungarian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
it takes two
This means it should be done with (by) two people. Possibly for safety reasons?
+2
18 mins
in pairs
Another option:
The work should be done in pairs.
The work should be done in pairs.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Helen Shiner
: only working in pairs
20 mins
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
20 hrs
|
+5
20 mins
Anna McVeigh
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Reliable translation, friendly approach
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Greek to English, German to English
in pairs
I would suggest that it means working in pairs, two by two for safety reasons. As far as I can see, it does not suggest that it means one after the other, it means two people working together and at the same time 'a two-man team' or two-person team if you want to be PC.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Helen Shiner
: only working in pairs
16 mins
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| agree |
franglish
1 hr
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| agree |
KARIN ISBELL
1 hr
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| agree |
enya
9 hrs
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| agree |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
20 hrs
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+2
58 mins
only by two-person teams
Another option if you want to spell it out; otherwise 'in pairs' is probably adequate.
This is common practice with any sort of work with a potential hazard (in this case probably a fall hazard). If this involves working on a ladder (see your previous question), most likely one person does the work and the other one provides assistance and can provide help (first aid) and/or request help in case of an accident.
This is common practice with any sort of work with a potential hazard (in this case probably a fall hazard). If this involves working on a ladder (see your previous question), most likely one person does the work and the other one provides assistance and can provide help (first aid) and/or request help in case of an accident.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
misterherrnau
: the right translation in this context
9 mins
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| agree |
StefanieGreen
: I agree with above
1 hr
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