Difference between "dismantle" and "dismount" Thread poster: italia
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italia 
Germany
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Italian to German
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Dear all!
Can any of you tell me by furnishing some example sentences the difference between "dismantle" and "dismount".
To me they always used to be synonyms:)))
What about machinery? Is it better to "dismantle a machinery/plant or to "dismount"?
MTIA for illuminating on this:)))
BW
| | | | Magda Dziadosz
Poland
Local time: 12:28
Member (2004)
English to Polish
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| And why don't you post it as KudoZ question? | Dec 2, 2008 |
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Magda
| | | | Amy Duncan (X)
Brazil
Local time: 07:28
Portuguese to English
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| Here's the difference | Dec 2, 2008 |
Dismount - to get off a horse or some other animal (donkey, burro, camel)
Dismantle - to take apart, disassemble
| | | | Lia Fail (X)
Spain
Local time: 12:28
Spanish to English
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| dismount = get off; dismantle = take apart | Dec 2, 2008 |
italia wrote:
Dear all!
Can any of you tell me by furnishing some example sentences the difference between "dismantle" and "dismount".
To me they always used to be synonyms:)))
What about machinery? Is it better to "dismantle a machinery/plant or to "dismount"?
MTIA for illuminating on this:)))
BW
Are you influenced by IT? In ES, desmontar is not dismount, it's dismantle. In EN we associate dismounting with horses, typically:-) Dismounting is generally about "getting off" something, dismantle is about "taking apart".
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NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 06:28
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French to English
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MODERATOR | English Monoligual KudoZ | Dec 2, 2008 |
Hello everyone,
This is certainly suitable for the Eng-Eng KudoZ pair.
Best,
Nancy
| | | | Dusan Rabrenovic
Slovenia
Local time: 12:28
Member (2008)
German to Slovenian
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| Dismount what is mounted on something, dismantle what is made of many parts | Dec 3, 2008 |
You could for example dismount a machine part from its support, or dismount wheels from an axle. Dismantling something means not just removing what kept it standing up, but taking it apart completely.
You can quite vividly imagine a medieval knight dismounting from his horse. If the poor knight were to be dismantled, however, he would literally be taken apart, gallons of blood and all.
| | | | italia
Germany
Local time: 12:28
Italian to German
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TOPIC STARTER
Dear all, thanks for all your replies.
You have confirmed my first take.
Have a good day!
| | | | David Earl
United States
Local time: 04:28
German to English
| Good Catch on the IT | Dec 3, 2008 |
Lia Fail wrote:
Are you influenced by IT? In ES, desmontar is not dismount, it's dismantle. In EN we associate dismounting with horses, typically:-) Dismounting is generally about "getting off" something, dismantle is about "taking apart".
Good catch on the IT issue, since I usually "unmount" a disk drive or data partition, when I want to take away from a running computer, but not dismantle it. But that's jargon, eh.
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