Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Geraeteoeffnungen
English translation:
device openings
Added to glossary by
Claire Titchmarsh (X)
Dec 17, 2003 16:14
20 yrs ago
German term
Geraeteoeffnungen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Telecom(munications)
telecommunications
Fuhren Sie niemals Gegenstaende in Geraeteoeffnungen ein!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | device opening |
Tobi
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| 4 | Apertures |
roguestate
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| 4 | openings |
jccantrell
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| 4 | (device) |
Mario Marcolin
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| 3 -2 | Operating Units/Machines |
matias
|
Proposed translations
+2
11 mins
Selected
device opening
Do not insert any materials into the device openings
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks everybody for your suggestions. I've decided on this one. "
9 mins
roguestate
Native in English
Works in field
Multilingual cosmopolitan linguist
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Swedish to English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Apertures
I think.,..
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Note added at 2003-12-18 08:47:21 (GMT)
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I agree with JC that you don\'t have to translate Geraete since it\'s obvious & a German tautology.
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Note added at 2003-12-18 08:47:21 (GMT)
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I agree with JC that you don\'t have to translate Geraete since it\'s obvious & a German tautology.
-2
18 mins
Operating Units/Machines
Never install units during machine in operation!
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
roguestate
: huh?
1 min
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| disagree |
abc-abc-abc
: ?? sorry, i don't understand
1 hr
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5 hrs
jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
106
openings
Do not put anything into the openings!
How I would phrase it in the USA.
If you are reading this in the instructions for, say, a VCR, then the 'Geraet' meant is obvious from the context and does not need to be specified, imo.
How I would phrase it in the USA.
If you are reading this in the instructions for, say, a VCR, then the 'Geraet' meant is obvious from the context and does not need to be specified, imo.
1 day 15 hrs
Mario Marcolin
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Specializes in field
Sweden
Words are forever...
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, German to Swedish, French to Swedish, and 4 more.
(device)
do not inserts objects in the device
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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs 41 mins (2003-12-19 07:55:31 GMT)
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simpliefied the other way ( opening is assumed by the verb insert)
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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs 41 mins (2003-12-19 07:55:42 GMT)
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simplified
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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs 41 mins (2003-12-19 07:55:31 GMT)
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simpliefied the other way ( opening is assumed by the verb insert)
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Note added at 1 day 15 hrs 41 mins (2003-12-19 07:55:42 GMT)
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simplified
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