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Kombinations-Gerät

English translation: combination device

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German term or phrase:Kombinationsgerät
English translation:combination device
Entered by: Steffen Walter

13:42 Sep 9, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Metrology
German term or phrase: Kombinations-Gerät
Übersetzung für Kombinations-Gerät zur Nass- und Trocken-Messung. Hier zur Erklärung: Es gibt jeweils ein Gerät zur Nass-Messung und zur Trocken-Messung. Diese beiden Geräten können jedoch auch miteinander kombiniert werden - ein Kombination-Gerät.
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 11:40
combination unit
Explanation:
one option

or "device"
Selected response from:

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 07:10
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6combination unit
Norbert Hermann
4dual purpose (guage / meter / measurement device)
Roddy Stegemann
42-in-1 (unit/device etc.)
Cilian O'Tuama
3wet/dry combo unit
Gisela Greenlee
3 -1multi-purpose instrument
Jonathan MacKerron


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
combination unit


Explanation:
one option

or "device"

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 07:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rowan Morrell: Combination device was my first thought.
1 min
agree  D D (X)
30 mins
agree  jerrie: combination device
1 hr
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: or just 'combi unit'
3 hrs
agree  Mario Marcolin: combination device
4 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter: How about "combin*ed* ... device/unit"?
21 hrs
  -> Hi Steffen - should be ok as well - no tight fast rule :-)
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Kombination-Gerät
multi-purpose instrument


Explanation:
just a thought...

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  D D (X): instrument should replaced with unit or device and multi-purpose for only two occasions?
11 mins
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dual purpose (guage / meter / measurement device)


Explanation:
Self-explanatory

Roddy Stegemann
United States
Local time: 23:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
2-in-1 (unit/device etc.)


Explanation:
meaning 2 functions in one unit

Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 08:10
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
wet/dry combo unit


Explanation:
There are wet/dry vacuum cleaners, wet/dry wipes, wet/dry discs, so why not call it a wet/dry combo unit.

Gisela Greenlee
Local time: 01:10
Native speaker of: German
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