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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

Difficult? Then hot!

English answer:

a 'difficult' analysis - then do it 'hot'

Added to glossary by airmailrpl
May 31, 2005 07:28
18 yrs ago
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English term

Difficult? Then hot!

English Tech/Engineering Engineering: Industrial gas anallyzers
Good morning!

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Difficult? Then hot!

Extractive analysis of difficult components in hot measurements. System solutions.
MCS 100 E
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It's a heading for a very short analyzer description. I can't really understand how it is related to the gas analyzer. Some engineer tried to be a poet. I suspect that there might be a proverb in German (it's a German company) which was translated into English.

Thank you!
Responses
3 +5 a 'difficult' analysis - then do it 'hot'
4 our product can tackle difficult situations, even analysis in high temperature environments
2 difficult when hot

Discussion

Nick Lingris May 31, 2005:
You are trying to understand the German provenance, so you can turn this into effective Russian. Even if we come up with clever English alternatives (Too hot to handle?), your best bet will still be the German-English pair.
Non-ProZ.com May 31, 2005:
To airmailrpl: very witty:) I will put this in the translation;)))
airmailrpl May 31, 2005:
old movie title "Some Like it Hot"
Balasubramaniam L. May 31, 2005:
The only proverb that comes to mind is the one about strike the iron while it is hot. May be that is what the poet engineer had in mind!
Non-ProZ.com May 31, 2005:
To Cilian: I'm not looking for the German expression. I don't speak German. I need to translate it into Russian. It was just an idea. I guess there isn't any proverb whatsoever, otherwise somebody would have came up with it.
Cilian O'Tuama May 31, 2005:
If you're looking for a German expression, English monolingual might not be the best choice.
Non-ProZ.com May 31, 2005:
Dear fellow translaotrs! Please read my question. I know that the analysis is performed in a very high temperature. I don't need help in technical issues. I need to know if there was any PROVERB involved.
Non-ProZ.com May 31, 2005:
2airmailrpl: Thank you! I'm able to translate it myself as long as I figure out possible hidden meaning;)
airmailrpl May 31, 2005:
What would you like ?? if you want a translation - change the language pair !!

Responses

+5
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a 'difficult' analysis - then do it 'hot'

a 'difficult' analysis - then do it 'hot'

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Note added at 3 hrs 54 mins (2005-05-31 11:22:59 GMT)
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\"Get it while it is Hot\"

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Note added at 3 hrs 57 mins (2005-05-31 11:26:13 GMT)
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Peer comment(s):
agree Cilian O'Tuama : suggested by the "difficult components in hot measurements"
32 mins
thank you
agree Robert Donahue (X) : This makes sense to me.
38 mins
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agree Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
7 hrs
thank you
agree Can Altinbay : This seems like the best bet.
7 hrs
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agree Alfa Trans (X)
11 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I thank everybody for help."
7 mins

our product can tackle difficult situations, even analysis in high temperature environments

maybe

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difficult when hot

My guess is analyzing gas components when they are hot is a difficult task, however, this analyzer makes it a breeze.

As far as the proverb thing goes, there is the English proverb strike the iron when it hot, that is take action at the appropriate moment. It might remotely apply in this situation.

Good luck.

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Note added at 2 hrs 22 mins (2005-05-31 09:50:35 GMT)
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Difficult tasks like working iron are best done when the iron is hot. Similarly here, the analyzing is done best when it is hot.

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Note added at 2 hrs 26 mins (2005-05-31 09:55:32 GMT)
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A google translation of strike the iron while it is hot yielded this in German:

schlagen Sie das Eisen, wenn er Hitze macht

I wonder if it means anything worthwhile.

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Note added at 4 hrs 45 mins (2005-05-31 12:13:45 GMT)
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Another proverb/idiom: to be in hot water, meaning in trouble.

Something like this:

Are you in trouble with analyzing hot stuff, go for our solution!

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Note added at 4 hrs 50 mins (2005-05-31 12:19:34 GMT)
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For more \"hot\" proverbs, visit this link:

http://www.answers.com/hot
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