Sep 28, 2017 10:01
6 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Aggregat
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Automotive / Cars & Trucks
Sports cars
This is from a text about the professional development of a motor engineer. He writes:
Auch interessiert mich die Fahrwerktechnik, da diese neben dem Aggregat die Gene eines Sportwagens festlegt und über die Querdynamik zur Faszination dieser Fahrzeugkategorie beiträgt.
I know that an "aggregate" here is some kind of unit composed of separate parts but I donot understand its relationship to the chassis technology or gear technology (?) (Fahrwerktechnik) here. Is the Aggrega a fuel pump unit?
Auch interessiert mich die Fahrwerktechnik, da diese neben dem Aggregat die Gene eines Sportwagens festlegt und über die Querdynamik zur Faszination dieser Fahrzeugkategorie beiträgt.
I know that an "aggregate" here is some kind of unit composed of separate parts but I donot understand its relationship to the chassis technology or gear technology (?) (Fahrwerktechnik) here. Is the Aggrega a fuel pump unit?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | Powertrain |
Orion Schmidt
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| 4 -1 | Set |
Cesar Morales
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Orion Schmidt
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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Powertrain
Aggregat could be the engine itself, but contrasting it with the chassis, I would imagine he is referring to the powertrain as a whole here.
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Richard Stephen
: AKA drive train
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FYI, the drivetrain doesn't typically include the engine so they're not exact synonyms
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Johannes Gleim
: Könnte zutreffen, auch wenn der Quelltext nicht eindeutig ist.
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Cesar Morales
: I have to disagree, the context does not refer to drive train, it has to do with the "Genes" that define a sports car
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It really is quite common for engineers to use Aggregat when referring to the powertrain or engine.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again for your help Orion. "
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Cesar Morales
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Specializes in field
Mexico
Freelance German-English-Spanish trans.
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Set
I believe in this context the author refers with "Aggregat" to "the grouping" of something that forms the genes of the sports car. Therefore I´d recommend the use of "Set" as the example phrase below:
Example sentence:
"I am also interested in the chassis engineering, since this adds to the set of genes that define a sports car and contributes..."
Peer comment(s):
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Orion Schmidt
: It would have to be *der* Gene (genitive) in that case. The author is saying that the Aggregat and the Fahrwerktechnik are the "genes" that define a sports car, which is true of the powertrain and the chassis.
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