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to tide

English translation: tighten?

15:29 Mar 16, 2007
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing / INK CARTDRIDGE
English term or phrase: to tide
Paper feed adjustment:
a) Lift the separators (unscrew them)
b) Feed a document below the separators and let it down.
c) Tide the adjustment screws
d) Add the documents on the top
e) Adjust the feed ramp


Thickness Adjustment:
Adjust the thickness by turning the knob as showed.
Lift up and down the knob A and tide it with knob B.
Cristina Giannetti
Local time: 20:58
Selected answer:tighten?
Explanation:
Could it be that dictation software was used for this and the person said 'tighten' but the software heard 'tide'?

I use such software and have stranger things happen ...
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 11:58
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +14tighten?
jccantrell
3 +6tighten
David Cahill
3 -2Move
Anna Maria Augustine (X)


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +14
tighten?


Explanation:
Could it be that dictation software was used for this and the person said 'tighten' but the software heard 'tide'?

I use such software and have stranger things happen ...

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 11:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Cahill: Same option, Same confidence level. Same time. Great minds??
2 mins
agree  Manuela Junghans: was my first thought too...
2 mins
agree  Mark Nathan
2 mins
agree  Alexander Demyanov
4 mins
agree  NancyLynn
5 mins
agree  kmtext
7 mins
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
14 mins
agree  William [Bill] Gray
16 mins
agree  Alison Jenner: my first thought, too.
17 mins
agree  Seema Ugrankar
17 mins
agree  Tony M
36 mins
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
agree  Can Altinbay
2 hrs
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
20 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
tighten


Explanation:
Tide is not correct in this context. It's probably means "tighten"

David Cahill
Local time: 20:58
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Manuela Junghans
2 mins
  -> thanks, manuela
agree  Mark Nathan
2 mins
  -> thanks, mark
agree  Alexander Demyanov
4 mins
  -> thanks, alexander
agree  NancyLynn
5 mins
  -> thanks, nancy
agree  Tony M
36 mins
  -> thanks, tony
agree  Can Altinbay
2 hrs
  -> thanks, can
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
Move


Explanation:
Look up the list of verbs here:

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Tide

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 20:58
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Alexander Demyanov: The article for the verb "tide" in this very dictionary also notes that it's an intransitive verb
4 mins
disagree  Tony M: Couldn't really apply here
34 mins
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