2x

English translation: 2

10:57 May 16, 2019
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
German term or phrase: 2x
Wir haben 2x Trägerplatte verwendet.
Eve
English translation:2
Explanation:
2x here just means "2", I believe

(2x = zweimal)
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Jennifer Caisley
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:47
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4 +52
Jennifer Caisley
5two times / twice
Kartik Isaac


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
2


Explanation:
2x here just means "2", I believe

(2x = zweimal)

Jennifer Caisley
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for taking the time to answer. I also think we are talking about two (2) carrier plates. The "x" may be ambiguous in that it implies a possible correspondence to an additional component. I feel the "x" has a sort of synonymity with "per". I really don't think we can know for certain in this case, as vital text is missing in my source doc, so I ended up retaining the "2x" from the source text as someone suggested. It was helpful to hear that "2x" is used in English. In the southeastern part of the USA when I lived there, we seldom if ever used "2x", but we did sometimes say "2 ea." (each). Not sure if that is the same, though, and couldn't readily find it in the Net.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard
9 mins
  -> Thank you!

agree  Mair A-W (PhD): or just leave it as 2x
22 mins
  -> Absolutely - I agree!

agree  writeaway: With Mair: We use this in English all the time and definitely not just in engineering.
47 mins
  -> Definitely, I agree!

agree  Edith Kelly
2 hrs
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agree  AllegroTrans
1 day 14 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
two times / twice


Explanation:
2x = zweimal => two times / twice
Hope this helps :)


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Kartik Isaac
Switzerland
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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