Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

4-fach-Traktion / Mehrfach-Traktion

English translation:

four / multiple unit working

Added to glossary by Steffen Walter
Nov 25, 2004 07:13
19 yrs ago
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German term

4-fach-Traktion / Mehrfach-Traktion

German to English Tech/Engineering Transport / Transportation / Shipping rail transport
It's from a tender dealing with communications systems for a metro system:
"Das System wird in dreiteiligen Triebzügen (Zweirichtungsfahrzeugen) bestehend aus zwei Endwagen und einem Mittelwagen mit max. **4-fach-Traktion** (Abschleppbereich) eingesetzt."
"Bei in **Mehrfach-Traktion** betriebenen Schienenfahrzeugen wird die NF-Information vom führenden Fahrzeug (Master) in die gekuppelten weiteren Fahrzeuge (Slaves) übertragen (über den NF-Zugbus)"
TIA
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 multiple traction/multiple unit working
Change log

Jun 11, 2008 10:52: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "4-fach /mehrfach traktion" to "4-fach-Traktion / Mehrfach-Traktion" , "Field (specific)" from "Mechanics / Mech Engineering" to "Transport / Transportation / Shipping"

Jun 11, 2008 10:53: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/68979">Jeremy Amos's</a> old entry - "4-fach /mehrfach traktion"" to ""four / multiple unit working""

Jun 11, 2008 10:53: Steffen Walter changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/34047">Steffen Walter's</a> old entry - "4-Fach-Traktion / Mehrfach-Traktion"" to ""four / multiple unit working""

Discussion

CMJ_Trans (X) Nov 25, 2004:
I have a hard copy but most of the terms are under Eurodicautom
Non-ProZ.com Nov 25, 2004:
Any chance of a URL for the rail dictionary?

Proposed translations

+1
7 mins
Selected

multiple traction/multiple unit working

Four unit working

checked with Railway dictionary/Eurodicautom

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Note added at 2004-11-25 08:03:13 (GMT)
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http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
Peer comment(s):

agree Orla Ryan
1 hr
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