Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
daumenfest
English translation:
dry to touch
Added to glossary by
Dr. Georg Schweigart
May 30, 2007 10:09
17 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Rapid, professional service.
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
daumenfest
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
it is about a chemical thin-film applied to plastic surfaces and relates to the speed at which it hardens.... i.e. Daumenfest: 4 Stunden
unfortunately I have no idea how to translate it hence the question. Thanks in advance to everyone who provides some suggestions.... :-)
unfortunately I have no idea how to translate it hence the question. Thanks in advance to everyone who provides some suggestions.... :-)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | dry to touch |
Dr. Georg Schweigart
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| 3 +1 | touch-dry |
Claire Cox
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| 3 | resistant to thumb testing |
Manuela Junghans
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| 2 | resistant to thumb pressure |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Change log
May 31, 2007 08:26: Dr. Georg Schweigart Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
8 mins
Dr. Georg Schweigart
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
More than 20 Years in Medical Research
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
dry to touch
Vergleiche
http://www.themagneticcompany.nl/download/handleiding_en.pdf
http://www.themagneticcompany.nl/duits/img/active/handleidin...
(Seite 3, Technische Informationen)
http://www.themagneticcompany.nl/download/handleiding_en.pdf
http://www.themagneticcompany.nl/duits/img/active/handleidin...
(Seite 3, Technische Informationen)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much Georg, and thanks to everyone else for contributing"
+1
6 mins
Claire Cox
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
French & German Technical Translations
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
24
touch-dry
Perhaps? That's what they normally say about paint - touch-dry within 4 hours, but wait for 16 before applying another coat, etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Anita N Shroff
: I agree
2 mins
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| neutral |
Jonathan MacKerron
: tend to think that tensile strength is meant here, not dryness
32 mins
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6 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
56
resistant to thumb pressure
off the top of my head
8 mins
Manuela Junghans
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
Personalised services - 24/7
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German, Spanish to German
Related KudoZ points
:
12
resistant to thumb testing
http://www.glassonline.com/infoserv/Glass_recycle_reuse/pdfE...
or sth. along those lines...
or sth. along those lines...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ken Cox
: given the description in the ref doc, some variant on 'thumb test' is plausible. BTW, the document reads like a translation and has a stunning blooper: '...the thumb tip is tumed several times (approx. 90 - 1200) ' -- presumably should be 90-120 degrees
2 hrs
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