Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
zurückklappen
English translation:
pivot back, swing back, fold back
Added to glossary by
jccantrell
Jul 6, 2009 17:34
14 yrs ago
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German term
zurückklappen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
Mechanical
Die Teelskopabdeckung der Schrauben zurückklappen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | pivot back, swing back, fold back |
jccantrell
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| 2 | retract |
Bernd Runge
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Change log
Jul 6, 2009 17:54: Johanna Timm, PhD changed "Term asked" from "Zurückklappen" to "zurückklappen"
Jul 20, 2009 14:18: jccantrell Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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jccantrell
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Was nicht ist, kann noch werden.
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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214
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pivot back, swing back, fold back
Depends on your context. You might also just use 'open'
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
35 mins
Bernd Runge
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
Specialized in Technology & Engineering
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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560
retract
I don't think that zurückklappen and Teleskopabdeckung are a good collocation, but retract is used very often in conjunction with telescopic covers.
Just a guess, so I kept my confidence level low.
Just a guess, so I kept my confidence level low.
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