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Gitterweite

English translation: mesh size

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German term or phrase:Gitterweite
English translation:mesh size
Entered by: IanW (X)

05:57 Oct 20, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Zoology
German term or phrase: Gitterweite
"Die Gitterweite muss der Größe der gehaltenen Vögel angepasst sein."

"Die Gitterweite muss so gewählt werden, dass ein Hängen bleiben der darin gehaltenen Tiere ausgeschlossen ist."

The above sentences are from a text about housing animals in specialist pet stores. I know what "Gitterweite" means, but have been racking my brains about how to express it in English.

Any ideas?

Thanks


Ian
IanW (X)
Local time: 23:15
mesh width
Explanation:
would be my choice. In zoos, the aviatories (do you spell it that way?) have these big mesh structures. see also


... The cage was then heated with incandescent heat lamps ... calculating the time it took
the bird to complete ... steel wire cloth screen (38 µm mesh width; Small Parts ...
jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/204/9/1641.pdf -
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 23:15
Grading comment
Go raibh míle maith agat a Edith. Thanks to everyone else who contributed as well.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4mesh width
Edith Kelly
3 +1the distance between the bars
Fantutti (X)
3bar spacing
Sabine Griebler


Discussion entries: 2





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the distance between the bars


Explanation:
parrotcare
... When buying a cage think also of the **distance between the bars** as some small birds
in large cages may push their head through the bars and become trapped. ...
www.parrotcare.com/babyadvice/cage.html -

Fantutti (X)
Local time: 14:15

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Gareth McMillan: Bar spacing- bit shorter.
1 hr
  -> and sounds better too. Thanks Gareth!!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
mesh width


Explanation:
would be my choice. In zoos, the aviatories (do you spell it that way?) have these big mesh structures. see also


... The cage was then heated with incandescent heat lamps ... calculating the time it took
the bird to complete ... steel wire cloth screen (38 µm mesh width; Small Parts ...
jeb.biologists.org/cgi/reprint/204/9/1641.pdf -

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 23:15
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Go raibh míle maith agat a Edith. Thanks to everyone else who contributed as well.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Herbert2
30 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  Gareth McMillan: Or mesh size.
48 mins
  -> You're actually right, mesh size is the more common expression, also thinking of screens in general.
agree  Sabine Griebler: falls es ein Maschengitter ist
1 hr
agree  shabda
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
bar spacing


Explanation:
Falls es Gitterstäbe sein sollten.

Sabine Griebler
Local time: 23:15
Native speaker of: German
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