Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
sætter sig
English translation:
stick/get stuck
Added to glossary by
Peter Adolph
Feb 17, 2007 12:08
17 yrs ago
Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
sætter sig
Danish to English
Tech/Engineering
Mechanics / Mech Engineering
compressed air treatment
Not sure what's meant here. Sentence:
Turn off the operating air and the pilot air when using an HE main valve. Dette sparer på energien og fjerner det statiske pres på komponenternes pakninger, således at de ikker "sætter sig".
Does this mean 'become lodged' or something similar?
Advice appreciated.
Turn off the operating air and the pilot air when using an HE main valve. Dette sparer på energien og fjerner det statiske pres på komponenternes pakninger, således at de ikker "sætter sig".
Does this mean 'become lodged' or something similar?
Advice appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | stick |
Peter Adolph
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| 5 | get stuck |
Marianne Ajana
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| 5 | get jammed |
Eliza-Anna
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| 4 | settle |
Liset Nyland
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Proposed translations
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16 mins
Peter Adolph
Native in Danish
Works in field
Senior medical translator into Danish
Native in: Danish
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stick
With the context provided I would interprete the 'sætter sig' as if there is a risk that the packings of the components will get stuck.
Example sentence:
e.g. "the propeller has stuck" (taken from Gyldendals Dansk-engelsk elektroniske ordbog)
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Comment: "Thanks very much!"
15 mins
Marianne Ajana
Denmark
Denmark
Native in Danish
Specializes in field
Denmark
w/ord Translation
Native in: Danish 
Works in: English to Danish, Danish to English, Swedish to Danish
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4
get stuck
Eller "become stuck" eller blot "stick" - i lige netop denne sammenhæng. I andre sammenhænge kan "sætte sig" betyde "settle"
2 hrs
Eliza-Anna
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Meaning and understanding in a package.
Native in: English
Works in: Danish to English, English
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8
get jammed
An idea
5 hrs
Liset Nyland
Italy
Italy
Native in Danish
Specializes in field
Italy
Accurate Engineering Translations
Native in: Danish
Works in: Italian to Danish, English to Danish, Danish to Italian
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4
settle
I'm not a native english speaker, but for me the meaning is "settle", but I'm not sure it's the right word in this context.
The static pressure squeezes the seals so much that there is a risk that they will become deformed (flat), loose their flexibility and capability to return to their initial state (volume) when the pressure is removed. A bit like a spring.
The static pressure squeezes the seals so much that there is a risk that they will become deformed (flat), loose their flexibility and capability to return to their initial state (volume) when the pressure is removed. A bit like a spring.
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