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245 months ago

andrea (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

German > English

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

lfm (Einheit)

Context:

no context available

Keywords:

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245 months ago

Pamela Seidel  See my profile wrote:

per metre

My comment:

We only say "per metre", we don't say anything with running.

My references:

You can check it in Langenscheidt's Großwörterbuch Englisch under laufend

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245 months ago

  See profile wrote:

see comment below

245 months ago

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see comment below

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245 months ago

Pamela Seidel  See my profile wrote:

per lengthmetre

My comment:

used for fabric , ropes a.s.o. , especially in stores to declare prices for products that can be sold from a roll, to make clear that 1. you can buy a cut piece of the roll and
2. to distinguish from the price per squaremetre

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245 months ago

Pamela Seidel  See my profile wrote:

running meter

My comment:

laufende meter

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245 months ago

Barbara Tinschert  See my profile wrote:

running meter/metre

My comment:

means "laufender Meter"

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245 months ago

Barbara Tinschert  See my profile wrote:

running metre or linear metre

My comment:

lfm = laufmeter

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245 months ago

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Both are used, along with a third, lineal meter (US) or metre (UK)

245 months ago

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Both are used, along with a third, lineal meter (US) or metre (UK)

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245 months ago

Nicola Devlin  See my profile wrote:

Ifm (unit)

My references:

I think it must e a proper name

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245 months ago

English Lecturer  See profile wrote:

Why do people answer if they haven't a clue?

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