Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

äussere Gesamtdimensionen

English translation:

overall external dimensions

Added to glossary by Andy S
Sep 13, 2009 14:56
14 yrs ago
German term

äussere Gesamtdimensionen

German to English Other Construction / Civil Engineering Fireplace
From a Swiss fireplace tender:

I am unsure as to whether "äussere" refers to "outer" or "external"; I cannot locate any dictionary references for "Gesamtdimension" but from Googling it I get the feeling that it is one of those words with no direct English cognate.

Can anyone please shed any light on this?

"FEUERSTELLE in EINZELANFERTIGUNG / OG Basis:
Pläne Architekt, Stand 13.7.09
Telefonische Besprechung vom 14.7.09
Plan W&S AG vom 20.7.09 nur gültig für die äusseren Gesamt­
dimensionen und die angrenzenden Wände."
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Proposed translations

+2
41 mins
Selected

overall external dimensions

"overall" is widely used in the construction industry to mean "all-inclusive/gesamt" or similar
Note from asker:
Thankyou!
Peer comment(s):

agree Rolf Keiser : I would use outer instead of external
15 mins
agree Richard Stephen : I like external; and definitely overall
2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks again"
+3
12 mins

total outer dimensions

total outer dimensions and adjacent walls
Note from asker:
Thanks, Jutta
Peer comment(s):

agree Sherin Khullar (X)
1 min
agree Henry Schroeder : It probably doesn't matter
11 mins
agree Rolf Keiser : I would use overall instead of total
43 mins
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