Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Kilometrierung
English translation:
mileage/kilometrage
Added to glossary by
davidgreen
Sep 17, 2004 22:33
19 yrs ago
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German term
entgegen (context)
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train routes
I just don't get the sentence structure here. The context is a new railway line between Hunan and Shanghai
Die Beschreibung der Strecke erfolgt von Hunan beginnend entgegen der Streckenkilometrierung, die in Shanghei anfängt.
The delineation/description of the route is from Hunan beginnend entgegen the route kilometerage, which begins in Shanghai.
Die Beschreibung der Strecke erfolgt von Hunan beginnend entgegen der Streckenkilometrierung, die in Shanghei anfängt.
The delineation/description of the route is from Hunan beginnend entgegen the route kilometerage, which begins in Shanghai.
Proposed translations
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| 5 +4 | opposite |
Johannes Gleim
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| 3 +2 | in reverse order |
Susanne Rindlisbacher
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Proposed translations
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19 mins
Johannes Gleim
Native in German
40 years Engineer, 20 years translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 6 more.
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opposite
The delineation/description of the line starts at Hunan opposite to the mileage of the line, which begins in Shanghai.
Anmerkung: Strecke = line, Kilometrierung = mileage laut UIC (Union Internationale de Chemin de fer)
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Note added at 1 hr 35 mins (2004-09-18 00:09:02 GMT)
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Ich arbeite zufälligerweise in einem Ingenieurbüro für Eisenbahnverkehrstechnik und beschäftige mich intensiv damit.
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Note added at 1 hr 47 mins (2004-09-18 00:20:14 GMT)
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Vorschlag zur Vermeidung des schwerfälligen \"entgegen der Kilometrierung\":
The description of the line begins at Hunan and ends at the terminus station at Shanghai, where the line commences.
Anmerkung: Strecke = line, Kilometrierung = mileage laut UIC (Union Internationale de Chemin de fer)
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Note added at 1 hr 35 mins (2004-09-18 00:09:02 GMT)
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Ich arbeite zufälligerweise in einem Ingenieurbüro für Eisenbahnverkehrstechnik und beschäftige mich intensiv damit.
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Note added at 1 hr 47 mins (2004-09-18 00:20:14 GMT)
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Vorschlag zur Vermeidung des schwerfälligen \"entgegen der Kilometrierung\":
The description of the line begins at Hunan and ends at the terminus station at Shanghai, where the line commences.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks both of you. Now I get it, it's just worded to be complicated..."
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24 mins
Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Portugal
Native in German
Portugal
Quality and Dedication
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Portuguese to German, German, and 1 more.
in reverse order
Die Strecke beginnt mit Kilometer 1 in Shanghei und endet mit km xy in Hunan. Aber die Beschreibung wird umgekehrt gemacht. Sie beginnt in Hunan und endet in Shanghai.
Peer comment(s):
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swisstell
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Merci, SwissTell
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Sabine Griebler
27 mins
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Danke, griebler
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Dr.G.MD (X)
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Danke, Gerhard Rentsch
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Johannes Gleim
: Die Kilometrierung beginnt mit Kilometer 0.
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