Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Abreife
English translation:
maturation
Added to glossary by
Manuela Junghans
Oct 23, 2007 11:25
16 yrs ago
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German term
Abreife
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Agriculture
Is it just ripening?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +3 | maturation |
Manuela Junghans
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| 4 | ripening |
David Moore (X)
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| 3 +1 | before it is fully ripe |
Armorel Young
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Change log
Oct 23, 2007 11:35: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Oct 30, 2007 08:28: Manuela Junghans Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Peer comment(s):
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Cetacea
: In the sentence Andrew has posted asking his other two questions, I'd use maturation.
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thanks Cetacea
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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Danke Ingeborg
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John Speese
: I'd say ripening for a fruit, maturation for anything else.
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thanks John
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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ripening
This is certainly what I'd call it...
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before it is fully ripe
Having seen your other questions, it is clear that the term you want is actually "vor der Abreife", which puts the whole thing in a different light - and demonstrates that posting terms without full context is a recipe for disastrous translation.
Rather than tackling this on a word-by-word basis, I would say that the crop is harvested while green, before it is fully ripe.
Rather than tackling this on a word-by-word basis, I would say that the crop is harvested while green, before it is fully ripe.
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Kcda
: Simply excellent. Very well done and thanks for bringing clarity. :)
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