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253 months ago

Bob Walker (a guest user) asked this question:

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253 months ago

   wrote:

lay out design

My comment:

German terminology is used to describe the lay out of technical/engineered designs in combination with dimensioning

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253 months ago

   wrote:

There is no such noun as 'lay out'. You are evidently not a native English speaker, and should not be answering into English.

253 months ago

   wrote:

If your only concern was 'layout' vs. 'lay out', (2 words vs. 1) you could have merely noted the spelling mistake! I never claimed that 'lay out' is a know or that is must be a noun!

253 months ago

   wrote:

Correction: My previous comment must read 'is a noun', not 'is a know'

253 months ago

   wrote:

If you cannot spell technical English terms - and since you misspelled it more than once, obviously it wasn't merely an oversight - you should not be working into English or offering advice. ALL your advice is suspect, given that you are trying to translate into a foreign language. 'Engineered design' is another inappropriate term here, as any native speaker would tell you.

253 months ago

   wrote:

If your only concern was 'layout' vs. 'lay out', (2 words vs. 1) you could have merely noted the spelling mistake! I never claimed that 'lay out' is a know or that is must be a noun!

253 months ago

   wrote:

Correction: My previous comment must read 'is a noun', not 'is a know'

253 months ago

   wrote:

lay out design

My comment:

German terminology is used to describe the lay out of technical/engineered designs in combination with dimensioning

253 months ago

   wrote:

situation overview / layout

My comment:

depending on the context of the word Lage. Is it meant to be a situation or is it meant as position or address etc.

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253 months ago

   wrote:

I like 'overview', but 'layout' is not usually applicable here (with situation). 'Position layout' may work in some contexts, where it's more concrete/physical rather than an abstract situation.

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253 months ago

John Kinory   wrote:

picture/snapshot of the situation

My comment:

analogous to 'situation report', but a quick 'snapshot'.

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253 months ago

   wrote:

This translation totally ignores the technical/engineering aspect of the question.

253 months ago

   wrote:

There is nil indication that the term is technical per se.

253 months ago

   wrote:

Are you blind? Subject: Technical/Engineering PLUS Keywords: handling equipment How would 'picture/snapshot of the situation' in any way whatsoever address this?

253 months ago

   wrote:

No, not blind: only a professional working into his native tongue, which is more than can be said for you. The asker gave the general context, which may or may not be helpful. Different contexts call for different terms: ever heard the phrase 'context-sensitive'? The asker never stated he wanted a 'hard engineering' term.

253 months ago

   wrote:

Are you blind? Subject: Technical/Engineering PLUS Keywords: handling equipment How would 'picture/snapshot of the situation' in any way whatsoever address this?

253 months ago

   wrote:

This translation totally ignores the technical/engineering aspect of the question.

253 months ago

Nicola Devlin   wrote:

Illustration of the circuit board

My comment:

There isn't really enough of the context to be sure, but I have come across Lagen meaning circuit board before.

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253 months ago

   wrote:

Circuit board is Platine. Lage = situation.

253 months ago

Nicola Devlin   wrote:

it stands for an excellent visual view

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253 months ago

   wrote:

There is no such thing as a 'visual view'.