Sicken

English translation: swage lines

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German term or phrase:Sicken
English translation:swage lines
Entered by: Beth Kantus

15:36 Oct 28, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Automotive / Cars & Trucks / Automotive
German term or phrase: Sicken
So wurde die Frontpartie komplett überarbeitet. Im Detail heißt das: größere Lufteinlässse und große Niere am Bug, neue Gestaltung der Klarglasscheinwerfer, stärker betonte Sicken in der Motorhaube.
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Local time: 05:00
swage lines
Explanation:
from Wyhlidal Dictionary of Automotive Engineering,
Sicke (Blech - sheet metal) rib, depression, bead (Karosserie - body) swage line

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Beth Kantus
United States
Local time: 18:00
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5 +1swage lines
Beth Kantus
4crease
Ron Peek
4ribbing
Kim Metzger


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
crease


Explanation:
'crease in the bonnet'

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Ron Peek
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
swage lines


Explanation:
from Wyhlidal Dictionary of Automotive Engineering,
Sicke (Blech - sheet metal) rib, depression, bead (Karosserie - body) swage line

HTH!

Beth Kantus
United States
Local time: 18:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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agree  Steffen Walter: or sculpture lines (both also found in Langenscheidt e-Fachwörterbuch Angewandte Wissenschaften De<->En)
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
ribbing


Explanation:
Stronger ribbing
Motorhaube - hood (AE), bonnet (BE)

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Note added at 20 mins (2003-10-28 15:57:22 GMT)
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Matt Tandrup wanted his extended cab pickup design to have unique visual appeal. He accomplished this task by designing stainless steel ribbing along the vehicle’s body sides and hood, created by laser welding two steel gauges together.

http://www.autosteel.org/press_room/1997_ccs_event.htm



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Kim Metzger
Mexico
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