Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Werktausch
English translation:
movement replacement
Added to glossary by
Janet Muehlbacher
Aug 2, 2018 06:34
5 yrs ago
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German term
Werktausch
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
clock repair
from Website advertising repair and cleaning of clock.
I haven´t seen this term before
I haven´t seen this term before
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | movement replacement |
Tobi
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| 3 +3 | replacement of mechanism |
Rachel Hutcheson
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Change log
Aug 3, 2018 11:18: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering"
Proposed translations
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38 mins
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movement replacement
This means the replacement (German: Tausch or Austausch) of a clock movement (German: Werk or Uhrwerk).
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-08-02 08:03:17 GMT)
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Regarding rmh27s comment, I'm curious about more opinons. Maybe a difference in BE and AE.
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Note added at 1 hr (2018-08-02 08:03:17 GMT)
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Regarding rmh27s comment, I'm curious about more opinons. Maybe a difference in BE and AE.
Peer comment(s):
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Rachel Hutcheson
: As a native speaker of English with a technical background, I have only ever known this part of a clock as the mechanism. Although not wrong, I find movement to be more general than mechanism! Perhaps just a difference of opinion.
4 mins
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Movement is not wrong, M-W says: a mechanical arrangement (as of wheels) for causing a particular motion (as in a clock or watch)
Mechanism is not wrong, too, but it sounds a bit general.
Clockwork might also work, but implies a large clock.
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Kim Metzger
: Movement --- The internal mechanism of a watch. Movement http://www.watchrepairny.com/watch-terminology/#m
5 hrs
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| agree |
Herbmione Granger
: I can't speak for the native English, though. http://www.calhounsjewelers.com/repair.html I've been here: http://www.gennarojewelers.com/Article/Services/Watch_Repair
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I´d like to give both 4 Points, but thanks to everyone anyway."
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41 mins
Rachel Hutcheson
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
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replacement of mechanism
Having recently repaired a clock and having had to search for parts, I know that the core part which makes the watch work is called the mechanism. It, therefore, doesn't make any sense for Werktausch to be anything else. Also, the descriptions of Werktausch I have found online for watches/clocks sound like mechanisms being replaced.
Peer comment(s):
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Mair A-W (PhD)
26 mins
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| agree |
Sam Habach
5 hrs
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| agree |
Lancashireman
: Agree on the basis of natural-sounding word order (i.e. replacement of x) and the avoidance of accidental rhyming (i.e. -ment -ment).
10 hrs
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