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Tragesitz

English translation: excellent fit

16:36 Oct 15, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Medical: Instruments
German term or phrase: Tragesitz
In reference to a FFP2 mask. This phrase appears as a bulletpoint next to a picture of the product (mask).

"Angenehme Durchatmung und hervorragender Tragesitz"

Presumably not a baby carrier!
Max Jeremiah
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:12
English translation:excellent fit
Explanation:
Definitely nothing to do with baby carriers!

It's to do with its "Sitz" when it's being "getragen", or in other words, how it sits when you're wearing it.

I'd be tempted to opt for a slightly looser translation and go for "fits well"/"excellent fit" or similar - I think that's what we'd say in the context!
Selected response from:

Jennifer Caisley
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:12
Grading comment
I was thinking along these lines but couldn't find any dictionary entries to back it up. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +8excellent fit
Jennifer Caisley
4wearing comfort
Cillie Swart


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
excellent fit


Explanation:
Definitely nothing to do with baby carriers!

It's to do with its "Sitz" when it's being "getragen", or in other words, how it sits when you're wearing it.

I'd be tempted to opt for a slightly looser translation and go for "fits well"/"excellent fit" or similar - I think that's what we'd say in the context!

Jennifer Caisley
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I was thinking along these lines but couldn't find any dictionary entries to back it up. Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andreea Sepi, MCIL (X): yes, comfortable to wear
1 min
  -> Thank you!
agree  Sebastian Tredinnick: You just beat me to it and wrote a better explanation.
1 min
  -> Thanks, Sebastian - great minds think alike!
agree  Kim Metzger
1 min
  -> Thank you, Kim!
agree  philgoddard: We had three identical answers in one minute there! I've deleted mine.
2 mins
  -> Thanks, Phil! Glad to see we're all on the same wavelength! :)
agree  Teangacha (X): http://emag.medicalexpo.com/which-masks-actually-protect-aga... = 'fit to the face' https://www.alpidex.com/en/respiratory-masks/surgical-mask-f... 'fit'.
4 mins
  -> Thank you - and interesting references too!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
18 hrs
agree  Susanne Schiewe
18 hrs
agree  Brent Sørensen
20 hrs
neutral  Lonnie Legg: Strictly speaking, the term for !Tragesitz! is "fit", alone.
23 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wearing comfort


Explanation:
This seems to be quite common terminology in the context of clothing, including shoes.


    https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-german/wearing+comfort
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 23:12
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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