Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
"softe" Zwischenlösung
English translation:
compromise solution
Added to glossary by
Lisa Davey
Sep 27, 2005 10:41
18 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
"softe" Zwischenlösung
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
This is from a letter from a dealer to the manufacturer complaining about a defect in a forklift truck.
"Schwerere Lenkung bei steigender Geschwindigkeit analog Pkw-Technik (die Reologik ist vorhanden)oder "softe" Zwischenlösung aus beiden Vorschlägen"
I'm not sure what "softe" means. It must be some sort of compromise, but could somebody confirm this (or put me right?) Thanks very much
"Schwerere Lenkung bei steigender Geschwindigkeit analog Pkw-Technik (die Reologik ist vorhanden)oder "softe" Zwischenlösung aus beiden Vorschlägen"
I'm not sure what "softe" means. It must be some sort of compromise, but could somebody confirm this (or put me right?) Thanks very much
Proposed translations
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| 3 | compromise solution |
Louise Gough
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| 3 +1 | a temporary solution |
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
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| 3 | soft/easy interim solution |
Niraja Nanjundan (X)
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Proposed translations
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Louise Gough
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German term (edited):
softe Zwischenlösung
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compromise solution
It looks to me as though this is an English word being used with a German adjectival ending - something I'm noticing more and more these days! I think you are right to assume it means some kind of compromise. "Soft", because you are avoiding coming down hard on one side or the other, I suppose.
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Comment: "Thanks everyone for your contributions. This was the version I used."
41 mins
German term (edited):
"softe" Zwischenloesung
soft/easy interim solution
I think they have just taken over the English word "soft" here.
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Raghunathan Rajagopalan
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Works in: German to English
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a temporary solution
interim solution is fine. For "soft" in this case, he means some temporary solution to make the truck functional for the time being as against a 'permanent solution'
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