Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Fremdwasser
English translation:
added water
Added to glossary by
Sonja Marks-Terrey
Feb 1, 2010 08:57
14 yrs ago
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German term
Fremdwasser
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Food & Drink
meat processing
In a set of calculations concerning the meat content of pork products. It is alone as an item in an Excel spreadsheet. Any ideas in this context?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | added water |
Sarah Bessioud
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| 3 +3 | extraneous water |
Bernd Runge
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| 4 | extraneous water |
rothig
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| 4 | water added |
editorpohl
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Change log
Feb 2, 2010 20:20: Sonja Marks-Terrey Created KOG entry
Sep 29, 2017 14:07: Steffen Walter changed "Field (write-in)" from "meat procesing" to "meat processing"
Proposed translations
3 mins
Sarah Bessioud
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
A way with words
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US) 
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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56
Selected
added water
The amount of water that has been added to the product, as opposed to the water that is naturally in the meat.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for your help! But I gree with Bernd here. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I thought about it soe more and you are right of course! It's teh standard phrase on food packets."
+3
30 mins
Bernd Runge
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Specialized in Technology & Engineering
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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11
extraneous water
... uses the official EC method for extraneous water (Commission Regulation (EEC) No 1538/91 [1]).
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...
... nach der amtlichen EG-Methode für Fremdwasser (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1538/91 der Kommission [1]) berechnet.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...
Hört sich bestimmt kleinlich an, aber added water wird (zumindest in dieser Quelle) als zugesetztes Wasser übersetzt.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...
... nach der amtlichen EG-Methode für Fremdwasser (Verordnung (EWG) Nr. 1538/91 der Kommission [1]) berechnet.
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:...
Hört sich bestimmt kleinlich an, aber added water wird (zumindest in dieser Quelle) als zugesetztes Wasser übersetzt.
Note from asker:
| Thanks Bernd - helpful refs! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rolf Keiser
1 hr
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Danke schön.
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| agree |
rothig
: Ich sehe das auch so. Aber warst 2 minuten schneller!
3 hrs
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Vielen Dank nach Brasilien!
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| agree |
Craig Meulen
11 hrs
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Thank you, Craig.
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32 mins
extraneous water
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/translation/German...
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/extrane...
This is how I would use it in this situation, rather than other definitions I found, like percolating water or infiltrating water.
http://www.websters-online-dictionary.org/definition/extrane...
This is how I would use it in this situation, rather than other definitions I found, like percolating water or infiltrating water.
Note from asker:
| Thanks for helping! |
6 hrs
water added
that's what it says on all the labels in supermarkets etc....
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