Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Werkstattwagen
English translation:
mobile workshop ("garage on wheels")
Added to glossary by
Ingo Dierkschnieder
May 31, 2003 08:12
20 yrs ago
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German term
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German, German to English, and 1 more.
Werkstattwagen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
commercial vehicles
Hallo,
was ist denn ein Werkstattwagen? Sowas wie die ADAC-Autos? Wäre das dann ein "garage car"?
Hier der Kontext:
Mehr Stehhöhe im Laderaum ist gewünscht: "Wenn das Auto 10 cm höher wäre, könnte man es auch als ***Werkstattwagen*** nutzen."
Vielen Dank,
Patricia
was ist denn ein Werkstattwagen? Sowas wie die ADAC-Autos? Wäre das dann ein "garage car"?
Hier der Kontext:
Mehr Stehhöhe im Laderaum ist gewünscht: "Wenn das Auto 10 cm höher wäre, könnte man es auch als ***Werkstattwagen*** nutzen."
Vielen Dank,
Patricia
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | mobile workshop |
David Moore (X)
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| 4 +2 | mobile workshop; workshop van |
Rowan Morrell
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| 3 | breakdown truck |
jerrie
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Change log
May 13, 2011 16:45: Ingo Dierkschnieder changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/20375">Patricia Gifford's</a> old entry - "Werkstattwagen (please check question for all the solutions, depends of context)"" to ""mobile workshop ("garage on wheels")""
Proposed translations
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mobile workshop
is IMHO what the author means here; I don't think this is a dictionary question at all, otherwise he'd have used another term.
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I assume this is just a press review of the van. And after all, headroom IN the vehicle would hardly help as a towing-truck, would it?
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I assume this is just a press review of the van. And after all, headroom IN the vehicle would hardly help as a towing-truck, would it?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all of you for your help. Thanks for your suggestion, David, makes sense to me. And thanks, Rowan, for your explanation, that is probably what it is. I'd split the points, if I could.
Thanks again and have a good weekend,
Patricia"
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breakdown truck
is given by Collins
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Note added at 2003-05-31 09:16:19 (GMT)
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breakdown vehicle
breakdown (patrol) vehicle
mobile unit
Some more options within context of the little yellow AA vans!
http://www.theaa.co.uk/breakdowncover/join/jd_power.asp
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breakdown vehicle
breakdown (patrol) vehicle
mobile unit
Some more options within context of the little yellow AA vans!
http://www.theaa.co.uk/breakdowncover/join/jd_power.asp
Peer comment(s):
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Rowan Morrell
: One possibility; not sure if it fits here though. See the suggestions David and I have supplied.
43 mins
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I think it could be the equivalent of our little AA vans (rather than the towing trucks!)
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44 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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1459
mobile workshop; workshop van
From the research I have done, "Werkstattwagen" seems to mean a variety of things. As Jerrie has already mentioned, Collins offers "breakdown truck" (or "wrecker" for US English). But the Leo dictionary suggests "mobile workshop". Laixicon prosposes "tool and gear wagon/truck".
Eurodicautom has the widest variety of ideas. In a railways context, it suggests "workshop vehicle". For mining and quarries, "mobile workshop". For general transport, "workshop van", defined as being "equipped with various machines and tools". Other possibilities in a general transport context are "equipment car" or even "travelling workshop"!
When you take all of these suggestions into account, it would appear that a "Werkstattwagen" is a bit more than just a tow truck, as Collins seems to be implying. I think it's a kind of "garage on wheels", and could probably be best translated by something like "mobile workshop". Hope this has been of assistance.
Eurodicautom has the widest variety of ideas. In a railways context, it suggests "workshop vehicle". For mining and quarries, "mobile workshop". For general transport, "workshop van", defined as being "equipped with various machines and tools". Other possibilities in a general transport context are "equipment car" or even "travelling workshop"!
When you take all of these suggestions into account, it would appear that a "Werkstattwagen" is a bit more than just a tow truck, as Collins seems to be implying. I think it's a kind of "garage on wheels", and could probably be best translated by something like "mobile workshop". Hope this has been of assistance.
Peer comment(s):
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jerrie
: I think it could be the equivalent of our little AA vans (rather than the towing trucks!)
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Now there's an idea! Thanks Jerrie.
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gangels (X)
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Thanks Klaus.
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