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Mar 3, 2008 20:45
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German term

unter der Isolierung führen vom Heckschrank die Druckleitung und die Spülleitung nach vorn in den Schauglaskasten

German to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Unter der Isolierung führen vom Heckschrank die Druckleitung und die Spülleitung nach vorn in den Schauglaskasten.

I have it like this, but have huge doubts! "Under the isolation the pressure pipe and the rinse pipe are laid to the inspection glas box from the rear cabinet. "

I am not sure about this rinse pipe that goes to the front of the inspection glass box... (or the pressure pipe as well?)

I cannot understand this sentence technically - and therefore grammatically, I'm afraid...
Could you please help me with the correct wording? Also cannot find a suitable place within the sentence for "from the rear cabinet" which applies to both pipes - but makes the sentence clumsy by me...

Thank you!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 freebie
2 +1 suggestion
Change log

Mar 3, 2008 21:15: Marcus Malabad changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "German"

Mar 3, 2008 21:17: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Sentence ..." to "unter der Isolierung führen vom Heckschrank die Druckleitung und die Spülleitung nach vorn in den Schauglaskasten"

Mar 4, 2008 10:22: Steffen Walter changed "Language pair" from "German" to "German to English"

Discussion

Steffen Walter Mar 4, 2008:
... by the asker as far as I can see.
Steffen Walter Mar 4, 2008:
Moderator's note @ Marcus and all: Although you are generally right in considering such phrases/sentences ideal candidates for "monolingual" questions, I've changed the pair back to German-English since no German explanation has been requested...
Darin Fitzpatrick Mar 3, 2008:
Note that terms, not sentences, are the proper subject of KudoZ. However: generally, in English, the sentence should be arranged as subject - verb - predicate. Don't copy the German inversion into English. If you do, set off the prep. phrase with a comma.
Peter Barker Mar 3, 2008:
Well, you certainly need to provide more context, but one thing I can say with reasonable certainty is that it will be INSULATION and not ISOLATION. This an important technical (and linguistic) distinction!

Proposed translations

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1 hr
Selected

freebie

I see lots of problems with your suggested translation. Here's my take:

"The pressure line and the purge line run from the rear enclosure, underneath the insulation, forward to the inspection box."

(I like Johanna's suggestion of "purge line".)
Peer comment(s):
agree Susan Zimmer
23 mins
agree Ken Cox : tidy, and 'run' is definitely the way to go here
13 hrs
agree hazmatgerman (X) : Especially with "underneath" instead of "under".
15 hrs
agree Johanna Timm, PhD : sehr schick - und verständlich obendrein :-)
1 day 54 mins
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German term (edited): Sentence ...

suggestion


This is just a suggestion on how to structure the sentence. The terms marked (?) need to be checked and verified!

"Both the pressure line and the purge line(?) are mounted/installed underneath the insulation layer and guided from the rear panel box (??) to the inspection box(?)"

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Note added at 41 mins (2008-03-03 21:27:17 GMT)
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Hmmm... ich sehe gerade es soll nun doch nur *auf Deutsch* erklärt werden?
Die Druckleitung und die Spülleitung wurden unter der Isolierung verlegt und führen vom Heckschrank hinten bis zum Schauglaskasten nach vorn.
Peer comment(s):
agree hazmatgerman (X) : Gefahrgutrechtlich ist "Schauglas" tatsächlich "sight glass"; "purge line" und "pressure line" 1A.
16 hrs
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