Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dutch term or phrase:
bij het aanspreken ...
English translation:
when ... is actuated / on actuation / upon actuation
Added to glossary by
Jack den Haan
Jul 25, 2005 06:55
18 yrs ago
Dutch term
United Kingdom
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Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, Flemish to English, French to English
bij het aanspreken ...
Dutch to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering: Industrial
Bij het aanspreken van de vervuiling indicator is het filterelement vervuild en moet het worden vervangen.
looking for a precise translation of "aanspreken"
looking for a precise translation of "aanspreken"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | when ... is actuated / on actuation / upon actuation |
Jack den Haan
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| 4 | ... activating |
D.K. Tannwitz
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| 4 | lights up/ reaches a critical level/ ... |
Stefan de Boeck (X)
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Proposed translations
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Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Dutch
&
English
Works in field
Netherlands
Qualified engineer, translator & teacher
Native in: Dutch 
, English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: Dutch to English, English to Dutch
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when ... is actuated / on actuation / upon actuation
The New Shorter Oxford (weighing about 6 kilograms and not as short as one might think!):
actuate = ... Communicate motion to (a machine etc.); cause the operation of (an electrical device etc.); be the motive for (an action).
actuation = a communication of motion; a bringing into action; impulse, movement.
actuate = ... Communicate motion to (a machine etc.); cause the operation of (an electrical device etc.); be the motive for (an action).
actuation = a communication of motion; a bringing into action; impulse, movement.
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Comment: "thanq"
3 hrs
D.K. Tannwitz
Germany
Germany
Works in field
Germany
Industrial diversity
Native in: German (Variants: Germany, Platt / Nieder (Low German), Bavarian, Austrian)
Works in: German to English, Dutch to German, English to German, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
... activating
or: acting
4 hrs
lights up/ reaches a critical level/ ...
when the (pollution indicator) lights up --if it does that-- the filter &c
the thing being: it has to be put in operation (actuated et al) before it can function (indicate)
i hope
the thing being: it has to be put in operation (actuated et al) before it can function (indicate)
i hope
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