Feb 16, 2009 14:27
15 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Never lost in translation
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 4 more.
Offenzeit
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Es geht um einen Mörtel. Gemeint ist die Zeit, in der man das Produkt noch gut verwenden kann, nachdem die Dose geöffnet wurde. Bekanntlich trocknen ja Farben etc. nach einer Weile ein.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | open time |
Cilian O'Tuama
|
| 4 | Setup time |
Andrew Catford
|
| 3 | shelf life open |
Rolf Keiser
|
Change log
Feb 16, 2009 14:29: Hans G. Liepert changed "Language pair" from "English to German" to "German to English"
Proposed translations
+8
5 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
273
Selected
open time
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
26 mins
Andrew Catford
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Design, Construction, Real Estate
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
75
Setup time
This is the amount of time you have before any attempt at changes would be disastrous. It is applicable to glues and internal chemical changes such as mortar or cement. It does not work for paint.
Example sentence:
The dry weather conditions shortened the setup time for the concrete.
3 hrs
Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Switzerland
Translate complexity through simplicity
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) , German (Variants: Germany, Swiss)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
15
shelf life open
in contrast to shelf life closed/sealed.
The useability of products in this category is mostly referred to as "shelf life"
The useability of products in this category is mostly referred to as "shelf life"
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