Absatzmuffe

English translation: reducing/offset coupling/valve

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German term or phrase:Absatzmuffe
English translation:reducing/offset coupling/valve
Entered by: mopc

10:49 Jun 16, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / material
German term or phrase: Absatzmuffe
list of construction material such as sleeves, screws, bolts, tubes, valves, etc. no further context
mopc
Brazil
Local time: 06:49
reducing/offset coupling/valve
Explanation:
best I can come up with........

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:07:41 GMT)
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but a bit of a lottery

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:09:04 GMT)
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check this ref but makes us no wiser IMO: http://www.schumacher-packaging.com/fileadmin/redakteure/dow...

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Absatz/Reduziermuffe

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:19:37 GMT)
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you might also go with: offset/recess but without more info, impossible to say ... the dilemma we as translators are more than often exposed to :)
Selected response from:

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:49
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Summary of answers provided
5check Ernst and De Vries
Cilian O'Tuama
1spacer
Merry Foxworth
1reducing/offset coupling/valve
David Hollywood


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
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Explanation:
or spacing connection

This is a WILD guess.

Merry Foxworth
United States
Local time: 05:49
Native speaker of: English
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
check Ernst and De Vries


Explanation:
there's an entry in each

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 10:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 273

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  David Hollywood: but how can you be sure without context? not disagreeing of course but I simply don't see how we can do this without some more info ok and boa sorte mopc
6 mins
  -> I've 100% confidence in what I wrote // It's also about netiquette
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
reducing/offset coupling/valve


Explanation:
best I can come up with........

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:07:41 GMT)
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but a bit of a lottery

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:09:04 GMT)
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check this ref but makes us no wiser IMO: http://www.schumacher-packaging.com/fileadmin/redakteure/dow...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:16:14 GMT)
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Absatz/Reduziermuffe

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Note added at 4 hrs (2016-06-16 15:19:37 GMT)
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you might also go with: offset/recess but without more info, impossible to say ... the dilemma we as translators are more than often exposed to :)

David Hollywood
Local time: 06:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 264
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