Sie wurden mit 200 km/h geblitzt - What is the English translation? English translators help technical English translators with the translation of Sie wurden mit 200 km/h geblitzt

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212 months ago

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Language pair:	German > English
Subject:	Technical / Engineering
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	Sie wurden mit 200 km/h geblitzt
Context:	Verkehrsüberwachung
Keywords:	Radarkontrolle

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212 months ago

Rupert Kindermann wrote:

A radar control caught you speeding at 200 km/h (or 120 mph)

My comment:

usually it is just "you were caught speeding". To make it more precise how you were caught you may say "camera", "radar control" - see the reference link - the US and UK do not translate the "blitzen" though it is sometimes called "someone got flashed".

My references:

Extensive discussion on the correct translation see here:

http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed§Hdr=on&spellToler=on&chinese=both&pinyin=diacritic&search=blitzen&relink=on

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212 months ago

VICOPlus Visual communication and text services wrote:

They were caught in a speed trap driving 200 km/h

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212 months ago

Aharon303 wrote:

they were (camera) shot at 200

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212 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de wrote:

At a speed of 200 km/hr they were caught in a radar trap.