Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Fristenarbeiten
English translation:
routine servicing
Added to glossary by
Shane London
Feb 11, 2007 00:49
17 yrs ago
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German term
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Fristenarbeiten
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Military / Defense
Military Term
Er erstellte Fahraufträge und führte Pflege-, Wartungs- und Fristenarbeiten an den Fahrzeugen und dem Gerät der Kraftfahrzeuggruppe durch.
I take it these are jobs you do regularly every month or something like that but what is the right English term for it?
I take it these are jobs you do regularly every month or something like that but what is the right English term for it?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | routine servicing |
Lancashireman
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| 4 +2 | scheduled maintenance |
Andrea Black
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| 4 | scheduled/periodic inspections/checks |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 | planned maintenance |
rangepost
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Change log
Feb 11, 2007 09:42: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
+3
12 mins
German term (edited):
Pflege-, Wartungs- und Fristenarbeiten
Selected
routine servicing
...unless your client will be suspicious if you fail to deliver three separate nouns.
'Periodic' might come in handy.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-02-11 10:04:39 GMT)
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So now we have the triplet after all:
"routine servicing, scheduled maintenance and periodic inspections"!
'Periodic' might come in handy.
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Note added at 9 hrs (2007-02-11 10:04:39 GMT)
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So now we have the triplet after all:
"routine servicing, scheduled maintenance and periodic inspections"!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thankyou very much. I think all the answers are correct, so I will go with the votes on this one."
+2
55 mins
scheduled maintenance
Take it from the wife of a maintenance officer. :-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Steffen Walter
: Yes, this fits the bill, too.
7 hrs
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Thanks.
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| agree |
Petra Raspel (X)
11 hrs
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Thanks.
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8 hrs
scheduled/periodic inspections/checks
I think inspections or checks here, as this "work" does not always mean action (other than the check!) having to be taken.
23 hrs
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