50%-Mann

English translation: 50th percentile male dummy

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:50%-Mann
English translation:50th percentile male dummy
Entered by: John Farebrother

12:36 Jan 21, 2021
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Airbag control unit
German term or phrase: 50%-Mann
Sitzposition 50%-Mann
John Farebrother
United Kingdom
50th percentile male dummy
Explanation:
NHTSA’s frontal tests are run at 35 m.p.h. (56 km/h) into a rigid barrier using a crash-test dummy optimized for a 50th-percentile male–about 172 lb. and 5 ft. 9 in.
http://time.com/3617681/the-air-bag-blowout/

Assess the performance of the Holden Commodore air bag in a frontal barrier crash test with two unbelted, 50th percentile adult male H-III dummies.
http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ircobi.org/wordpress/...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2021-01-21 13:58:26 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Strictly speaking there should be a hyphen in 50th-percentile.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2021-01-21 14:37:27 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Depending on the context, it's probably better to leave out "dummy". I assumed this was about a crash-test rating, but it may not be.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2021-01-21 18:37:38 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

And in case it's not obvious, the 50th percentile is the median, ie an average-sized man.
Selected response from:

philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +150th percentile male dummy
philgoddard


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
50th percentile male dummy


Explanation:
NHTSA’s frontal tests are run at 35 m.p.h. (56 km/h) into a rigid barrier using a crash-test dummy optimized for a 50th-percentile male–about 172 lb. and 5 ft. 9 in.
http://time.com/3617681/the-air-bag-blowout/

Assess the performance of the Holden Commodore air bag in a frontal barrier crash test with two unbelted, 50th percentile adult male H-III dummies.
http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.ircobi.org/wordpress/...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2021-01-21 13:58:26 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Strictly speaking there should be a hyphen in 50th-percentile.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2021-01-21 14:37:27 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Depending on the context, it's probably better to leave out "dummy". I assumed this was about a crash-test rating, but it may not be.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 hrs (2021-01-21 18:37:38 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

And in case it's not obvious, the 50th percentile is the median, ie an average-sized man.

philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 79
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X): agree
19 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.


See also:
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search