Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
In den Vorwärtsgang eindampfen
English translation:
Punch in forward gear
Added to glossary by
Marc Svetov
Jul 27, 2015 00:51
8 yrs ago
German term
United States
In den Vorwärtsgang eindampfen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Ships, Sailing, Maritime
Ships, mooring
From the customer: "Eindampfen heisst, dass man einen eher kräftigen Schub gibt, um zum Beispiel ein Boot abzubremsen."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | Punch in forward gear |
Darin Fitzpatrick
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| 3 -1 | cut back on the forward gear |
David Hollywood
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Change log
Jul 27, 2015 07:23: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
11 hrs
Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Engineer & Project Manager
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
Punch in forward gear
Informally, I would call this "punching it", that is, hitting the throttle hard for a short time in order to check momentum.
Could also use "burst."
Could also use "burst."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
-1
38 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
40
cut back on the forward gear
maybe
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or: throttle
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Note added at 41 mins (2015-07-27 01:32:34 GMT)
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back
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or: throttle
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Note added at 41 mins (2015-07-27 01:32:34 GMT)
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back
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Darin Fitzpatrick
: From the explanation, this is a hard push, not a throttling back situation.
10 hrs
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