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Austestung

English translation: test

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German term or phrase:Austestung
English translation:test
Entered by: Dr. Johanna Schmitt

22:46 May 24, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) / preparation/manufacture of microtiter plates
German term or phrase: Austestung
There are two sentences where this occurs and I don't think the same translation will work for both instances:
Context 1:
Nach dem Mischen wird das Konjugat ca. 10 Minuten gerührt und dann mindestens über Nacht im Kühlschrank gelagert. Vor der Verwendung in einer * Austestung * wird der Ansatz 5-10 Minuten bei Raumtemperatur gerührt...

Context 2:
Je 3 Aliquots von Prozesskontrolle und Cut-off Kontrolle werden bei –20°C aufbewahrt, um evtl später (Reklamationen) eine *Austestung* durchführen zu können.

This could be from Switzerland.
I was thinking 'preliminary test' for context 1 and 'retest' for context 2, but these are very different translations for the same word...
Holly Hart
United States
Local time: 17:48
test
Explanation:
It depends on the further context, but it seems to me as if "Austestung" just means "Test" here, as a quite general term.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-05-25 06:13:46 GMT)
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Your suggestion might be okay, too, depending on the context, but just "test" could be appropriate as well.
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Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Local time: 00:48
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
test


Explanation:
It depends on the further context, but it seems to me as if "Austestung" just means "Test" here, as a quite general term.

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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-05-25 06:13:46 GMT)
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Your suggestion might be okay, too, depending on the context, but just "test" could be appropriate as well.

Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Local time: 00:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cetacea: Absolutely. In both cases, "Austestung" is just a somewhat more pompous synonym for "Test".
7 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank, Cetacea!
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