Mar 30, 2005 10:15
19 yrs ago
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German term

schief laufen

German to English Tech/Engineering Automotive / Cars & Trucks
schlechte Verarbeitung an Türen, Motorhaube und im Innenraum, Spaltmaße laufen häufig schief

Proposed translations

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are poorly aligned

not lined up correctly

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Note added at 4 hrs 24 mins (2005-03-30 14:40:23 GMT)
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\"doors and bonnet are poorly aligned\"

\'Spaltmaße\' does not seem to have a ready technical translation into English. I would be worried if my vehicle had lots of ‘gaps’. Another answerer is keen that \'gap\' be included in this sentence. If so, then \"poor gap alignment\" might fit the context

The bolt on panels were refitted with extra sealing in some places and many hours spent ensuring the panel fit and gap alignment was the best that could be achieved
http://donscoupe.xjc.com.au/xjc_restoration/xjc_restoration....

Be sure to install the body shims in the same location and check door-gap alignment with the chassis on the ground.
http://www.corvettefever.com/techarticles/153_0401_fuel_tank...

The user can furthermore use tailor-made analysis tools to measure, visualize and protocol gap-width changes and gap alignment.
www.trilion.com/An.2009.Tritop.LargeDeformation.pdf


flatness measurement on sheet strips (dents, cutting or stamping burr); door gap alignment in automotive manufacture
http://www.engineerlive.com/cgi-bin/articles.pl?action=displ...



Peer comment(s):

agree Kathi Stock
5 mins
agree Laura Terrett
16 mins
neutral Cilian O'Tuama : a door (e.g.) can be poorly aligned, but not a Spaltmaß
29 mins
NNTPT
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you. I agree with Cilian O'Tuama that actually a "Spaltmaß" cannot be poorly aligned but in this case the German sentence is awkward too and I am asked to translate it as it is."
4 mins

not straight

are often not straight


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Note added at 4 mins (2005-03-30 10:20:26 GMT)
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do not run straight


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Note added at 7 mins (2005-03-30 10:23:17 GMT)
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oder such dir ein passendes Wort für schief in www.leo.org

irregular könnte in diesem Zusammenhang auch gehen
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+1
7 mins

not uniform

i.e. caps are not all the same width

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-03-30 10:25:31 GMT)
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gaps, ahem
Peer comment(s):

agree writeaway : :-)
59 mins
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