Peilwerte

English translation: dipping levels/values

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German term or phrase:Peilwerte
English translation:dipping levels/values
Entered by: Marc Svetov

23:34 May 2, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / Work Instruction
German term or phrase: Peilwerte
"Diese Peilwerte werden dann von dem zuständigen Beobachter zur weiteren Verwendung übernommen."

Can anybody help? It would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Marc Svetov
United States
Local time: 10:21
dipping levels/values
Explanation:
peilen = dipping in an oil context (Ernst)

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dict.cc German-English Dictionary: Translation for dipping [oil level] ... dipping [oil level] · Peilen {n} [Ölstand] automot. dipping [e. g. oil level] · Peilung {f} [z.

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a way of measuring the level

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and not just for cars
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David Hollywood
Local time: 12:21
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dipping levels/values


Explanation:
peilen = dipping in an oil context (Ernst)

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-05-03 03:00:49 GMT)
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www.dict.cc/english.../dipping [oil level].ht...
Traducir esta página
dict.cc German-English Dictionary: Translation for dipping [oil level] ... dipping [oil level] · Peilen {n} [Ölstand] automot. dipping [e. g. oil level] · Peilung {f} [z.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-05-03 03:01:17 GMT)
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a way of measuring the level

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Note added at 3 hrs (2016-05-03 03:01:56 GMT)
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and not just for cars

David Hollywood
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 7
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: We don't have the previous sentence, but "dipping" may be redundant. It may be possible just to say "levels/values/figures".
8 hrs
  -> I agree and would be nice to see what went before ... thanks Phil
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