Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Spitzenwerte erreichen

English translation:

of up to

Added to glossary by philgoddard
Jun 5, 2015 19:54
8 yrs ago
German term

Spitzenwerte erreichen

German to English Tech/Engineering Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng Filter
Mit hohen spezifischen Oberflächen, die Spitzenwerte bis zu 2000 m2/g erreichen, sind Aktivkohlen außerordentlich effektive Filtermaterialien.

Activated carbons are extraordinarily effective filter materials with high specific surface areas up to 2,000 m2/g.

Wie kann man hier "Spitzenwerte erreichen" übersetzen?

Danke vielmals!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 of up to
4 achieving peak values of
Change log

Jun 8, 2015 12:21: philgoddard Created KOG entry

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of up to

Literally "achieve peak values of", which is another possible translation, but this is the simplest way of putting it. Just as you have in your suggested translation, in fact.
Peer comment(s):

agree heidi (X)
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agree TonyTK
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agree Ramey Rieger (X) : Spitze!
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agree Jacek Konopka
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks a lot!"
17 hrs

achieving peak values of

'of up to' appears a little to simple to me.

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Note added at 17 hrs (2015-06-06 13:02:57 GMT)
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Sorry, I didn't read Phil's explanation properly (at all), which also suggests "peak values". :)
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