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Erfahrungssicht

English translation: from practical experience

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German term or phrase:Erfahrungssicht
English translation:from practical experience
Entered by: monbuckland

18:18 Jul 14, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Erfahrungssicht
The text is about certification for rolling stock, but "Erfahrungssicht" is not specific to that field. Here's the paragraph in question:

Der Nachweis beschreibt, dass die technische Interoperabilität für die Fahrzeugtypen M/L/N durch theoretische Betrachtungen, Versuche im Labor und auf der Strecke aus einer Erfahrungssicht, welche betriebliche aber auch grundsätzliche Erkenntnisse der Sicherungstechnik, wie auch der Testmethodik einbezieht, ausreichend gegeben ist.
monbuckland
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:26
from practical {or actual} experience
Explanation:
How I might phrase it with your sentence.
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 10:26
Grading comment
Thanks to all. In another context I might well use WML's suggestion - but since I can't share the points between you, this is the one I plumped for.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3based on many years of experience
Wendy Lewin
2 +1from practical {or actual} experience
jccantrell
3breadth of experience
Anja Wulf (X)


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
from practical {or actual} experience


Explanation:
How I might phrase it with your sentence.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 10:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19
Grading comment
Thanks to all. In another context I might well use WML's suggestion - but since I can't share the points between you, this is the one I plumped for.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  gangels (X)
21 hrs
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
based on many years of experience


Explanation:
this would cover it

Wendy Lewin
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:26
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Audrey Foster (X)
25 mins
  -> thanks!
agree  John Fenz
3 hrs
agree  mustafaer: -
14 hrs
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
breadth of experience


Explanation:
seems to communicate the term with a similar "flavor" as the source text.

Anja Wulf (X)
Local time: 13:26
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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