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232 months ago

Becky (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

German > English

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

für das Begehen der einzelnen

Context:

Die Aluminiumleiter ist für da

Keywords:

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232 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de  See my profile wrote:

... allows access to the individual stages/steps - MORE CONTEXT NEEDED

My comment:

It's definitely NOT about using the ladder itself, because "Stufen" is not correct for ladders (these are "Sprossen"). STUFEN can mean stages, steps, levels ... So the task is to find out what STUFEN can mean in this context.

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232 months ago

Michael Bennett  See my profile wrote:

Intended for standing on the individual steps

My comment:

Not having the full context, there are two options here: Either the ladder is intended to be used to stand on or to access individual steps (of something else), or the individual steps of the ladder are designed to be stood on. You should be able to figure it out from the rest of the piece.

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232 months ago

Murad AWAD  See my profile wrote:

committing the individual stages forwards planning

My comment:

The conductors is for committing the individual stages intended the text about aluminum ladder

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232 months ago

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Sorry, I have no idea what you mean here!

232 months ago

Prabir Mudaliar  See profile wrote:

You beat me to it, Wendy. For a few moments of self-doubt, I thought I was the only one.

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232 months ago

David Moore  See my profile wrote:

The ladder is to be used by stepping on the individual treads

My comment:

More context = a more sensible answer.
But I cannot really see that they need to say this....or are people who use ladders really so daft?

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232 months ago

Prabir Mudaliar  See profile wrote:

Sadly, I think people really are this dim - sounds like a good suggestion to me.

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232 months ago

Nicola Devlin  See my profile wrote:

The aluminium ladder has multiple uses

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232 months ago

Nicola Devlin  See profile wrote:

Or the aliminium ladder can be used for several purposes

232 months ago

Nicola Devlin  See profile wrote:

Not aliminium, but aluminium

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232 months ago

David Moore  See my profile wrote:

...is intende for the inspection of the individual stages

My comment:

I can only picture the ladder being against the side of a factory for example; where periodic inspections of each stage in a certain process have to be made - but on your context, this is little more than a guess...

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232 months ago

Nicola Devlin  See my profile wrote:

The aluminium ladder is intended for the commital of the individual rungs

My comment:

The context sentence does not really help

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232 months ago

Becky Warner  See profile wrote:

Some more contect: Please read these instructions carefully before using the aluminium ladder! Intended Use Die Aluminiumleiter ist für das Begehen der einzelnen Stufen vorgesehen. When the ladder is folded up with the platform opened, it can be used as a hand truck for transporting loads. Safety Instructions • Never exceed the maximum weight capacity of the ladder or platform. • Only one person should use the ladder at any time. • Always unfold the ladder fully so that the top step rests on the cross bar. • Make sure that the ladder is positioned on a solid, even surface before use. • When in use as a ladder, the transporting platform should be folded away and held in place using the plastic clips. • The hand truck must not be used for transporting people.

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232 months ago

Nicola Devlin  See my profile wrote:

intended for climbing up a few levels

My comment:

A bit hard to figure out without more context!

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