Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
PS = Pferdestärke
Danish translation:
hk (hestekræfter)
Added to glossary by
Christine Andersen
May 3, 2009 11:14
15 yrs ago
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English term
Netherlands
Have lived 3 years in US/England
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Dutch to Danish, Swedish to Danish, and 1 more.
PS
English to Danish
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Truck engine
The Allgäuer team have been competing in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship since 2001. For the 2008 season they successfully competed two MAN TGS race trucks fitted with D2676 engines – these are powerful and sophisticated machines with a power output of 1,100 PS and 5,000 Nm of torque.
Proposed translations
(Danish)
| 4 | hk (hestekræfter) |
Susanne Roelands
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| 4 +1 | HK |
Lisbeth Mejer
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Change log
May 4, 2009 09:08: Christine Andersen changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/556413">Tina sejbjerg's</a> old entry - "PS"" to ""hk (hestekræfter)""
Proposed translations
9 mins
Susanne Roelands
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Danish
Specializes in field
Portugal
Serious, flexible, keep to deadlines
Native in: Danish
Works in: German to Danish, Dutch to Danish, Swedish to Danish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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29
Selected
hk (hestekræfter)
PS:
This unit (German: Pferdestärke = horse strength) is no longer a statutory unit, but is still commonly used in Europe, South America and Japan, especially by the automotive and motorcycle industry.
This unit (German: Pferdestärke = horse strength) is no longer a statutory unit, but is still commonly used in Europe, South America and Japan, especially by the automotive and motorcycle industry.
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Comment: "Mange tak"
+1
9 mins
Lisbeth Mejer
Germany
Germany
Native in Danish
Works in field
Germany
30 years+ as a professional translator
Native in: Danish
Works in: English to Danish, French to Danish, German to Danish, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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13
HK
Mon ikke det er det tyske Pferdestärke, der spøger?
Det er jo overvejende sandsynligt, at denne tekst oprindelig er tysk...
Det er jo overvejende sandsynligt, at denne tekst oprindelig er tysk...
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NetLynx
: Ja! Det kan ligeså godt være med store bogstaver. Men i øvrigt hører dette opslag hjemme under Ty > Da.
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Discussion
I edited the glossary entry to avoid confusion with more usual English uses of PS as an abbreviation.