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überbetrieblich
= (operation
e.g.) jointly with
another
company / im Überblick
= at a glance (reports,
tables, etc.) / Überdruck
=
positive gauge
pressure (in relation to the
pressure in the surrounding system - usually
atmospheric pressure, but not necessarily, since it may refer to a
different
pressure in one part of a closed system. Called "gauge pressure"
since this is the pressure a pressure gauge will indicate. If sure the
measurement is in relation to
atmospheric pressure, use
phrases such as
"pressure slightly above or below atmospheric", otherwise play safe
and say e.g.".. where
there is a
large / small or
no pressure differential"; overpressure and underpressure are only
correct
in sense of safety devices triggered by excessive positive or negative
pressure
(ITI)
/ Übereignung =
agreeing (of
costs e.g.) / Überhäufigkeit
= excess (stat.:
e.g. a
twofold
excess of total cancers..")
/ Übersiedler =
resettler,
émigré
from the GDR (source:
Bundestag
Glossary)
/ Übertragung auf =
extrapolation to /
Überweisungsträger = remittance
slip / uil
=
1. owl; 2. moth (specifically a
nachtvlinder =
owlet moth or
noctuid moth)
/ uitschakelen
=
squeeze out
(competition)
/ uitschieter =
outlier, maverick (math./stat.)
/ uitspoeling =
leaching
(out of.. into..)
/
Umgebungslernen
= ambient learning (business
management e.g.)
/ Umlageverfahren;
Umlagefinanzierungsverfahren
(ULV) = pay-as-you-go system (social
security: usually
a
state-run system, whereby statutory contributions paid by those in work
are
adjusted periodically to ensure a big enough "pot" to fund everybody,
including non-contributors and those in need. System is problematic if
unemployment is high and the population is ageing. Contrast
Kapitaldeckungsverfahren
(KDV) /
Umschlüsselung
= re-coding
(statistics)
/ UN decade of natural
disaster prevention (BBC)
/ union à
siège rapporté =
inserted seat union (pipe
fittings) / unitaire tv = TV special / Unité
des Tâches
Administratives Résiduelles de l'UEO see
RATU
/ universeelmeter
= multimeter (metrol.)
/ unkonventionelle Spreng- und Brandvorrichtung see
IED
/ Unterdruck
= negative gauge pressure, see
Überdruck
/ Unterhaltungselektronik
see
brown
goods /
Unternehmensleitbild
= corporate mission statement / Unterpulverschweiβen
=
submerged
arc welding (using e.g. nickel
powders) / Untersuchungstag,
Untersuchungswoche
= day, week of investigation (surveys,
testing)
/
Created
by Alison Gaunt
Last
updated: 23 May 2024
