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Halbprodukt

English translation: intermediates

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German term or phrase:Halbprodukt
English translation:intermediates
Entered by: Steve Yates

13:22 Apr 29, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing
German term or phrase: Halbprodukt
Verarbeitung von Oelsaaten und ihrer Derivate zur Versorgung der weiterverarbeitenden Industrie mit Halbprodukten
Es geht um Oelmuehlen

Half-products toent nicht sehr ueberzeugend und auch die Google Referenzen scheinen den Nagel nicht auf den Kopf zu treffen, oder doch?
Christine Lam
Local time: 13:03
intermediates
Explanation:
A good one-word alternative which I think fits the subject field.
Selected response from:

Steve Yates
Local time: 18:03
Grading comment
thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4semi(-)product / semi-finished products
Cilian O'Tuama
3 +3semi-finished products; half-finished products
muttersprachler
4 +1intermediates
Steve Yates
3 +1semi-processed products
gfish


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
semi-processed products


Explanation:
plenty of googles

www.fao.org/docrep/V5030E/V5030E0l.htm

gfish
Local time: 10:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EMatt
23 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
semi(-)product / semi-finished products


Explanation:
perhaps

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-04-29 13:31:10 GMT)
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even more than \"plenty of googles\" ;-)

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 19:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 82

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gfish: only about 10,000 times as many :-)
7 mins
  -> ;-)
neutral  Alexander Schleber (X): on "semi-product" or did you mean something else? The rest is fine!
11 mins
agree  mcguegan
11 mins
agree  VerenaH (X)
3 hrs
agree  Colin Newberry
17 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
semi-finished products; half-finished products


Explanation:
Bietet LEO als Übersetzung vo Halbzeug: http://dict.leo.org/?search=halbzeug

muttersprachler
Germany
Local time: 19:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Schleber (X): Yes, both terms are fine.
9 mins
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agree  Michael McWilliam: Also called just "HALB" in SAP
10 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  Inese Poga-Smith: and half-finished/semi-finished manufactures
3 hrs
  -> Thanks
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
intermediates


Explanation:
A good one-word alternative which I think fits the subject field.

Steve Yates
Local time: 18:03
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Darin Fitzpatrick: Yes, it fits the oil industry.
22 mins
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