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morální zastaralost

English translation: obsolescence

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Czech term or phrase:morální zastaralost
English translation:obsolescence
Entered by: Alca Ryskova

10:44 Apr 29, 2010
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Telecom(munications)
Czech term or phrase: morální zastaralost
false friend? or not? and if so, what do we call this in English? thanks!!!
from sentence: Zákazník nemusí řešit opravy, modernizace ani morální zastaralost zařízení. Concerns telecommunications equipment...
Scott Evan Andrews
United States
Local time: 22:55
obsolescence
Explanation:
technological obsolescence?
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Alca Ryskova
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:55
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3 +5obsolescence
Alca Ryskova
4moral depreciation
Hannah Geiger (X)


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
obsolescence


Explanation:
technological obsolescence?

Alca Ryskova
Czech Republic
Local time: 22:55
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jana Kinská: viz např. slovník Lingea: morální opotřebení = obsolescence
4 mins
  -> thnx!
agree  rosim: pro zařízení určitě
56 mins
  -> thnx!
agree  Maria Chmelarova
2 hrs
agree  Ivan Šimerka
5 hrs
agree  seraalice
8 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
moral depreciation


Explanation:
......New inventions and products have as a result the
moral depreciation of equipment purchased in the past...........

http://steconomice.uoradea.ro/anale/volume/2009/v3-finances-...


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Note added at 7 hrs (2010-04-29 18:01:50 GMT)
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just as an example, this is what I understood under moral depreciation, i.e. depreciation NOT due to frequent use or 'old age' This ``moral depreciation'' threatens the capitalist with a loss on capital account. He may purchase an expensive new piece of capital equipment, only to find that shortly thereafter its value is drastically reduced by some further innovation
http://ricardo.ecn.wfu.edu/~cottrell/moral_depr.html


Hannah Geiger (X)
United States
Local time: 16:55
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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