Apr 19, 2008 15:20
16 yrs ago
Japanese term
エアー代の削減
Japanese to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
This is a puzzle for me. This document refers to needing to reduce the エアー代. What exactly is this エアー代? It seems to be something used in production. Thank you.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | reduction of air freight expenses |
Mizue HAYASHI
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| 5 +4 | Reduction of (compressed) air costs |
David Higbee
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| 4 | cost of compressed air |
Hari Damle
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| 1 | cost of air ticket/air fare |
cinefil
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Proposed translations
+3
10 hrs
Mizue HAYASHI
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Native in Japanese
Specializes in field
Hong Kong
Business, Patent,Cooking, Wine and other
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, French to Japanese, Japanese to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
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reduction of air freight expenses
I think it is about shipment.
If products are usually shipped by sea freight in this factory, only when production is delayed and cannot catch up with sea shipment, the manufacturer must send goods by air freight.
So, to reduce the cost between sea and air freight, production must be on schedule.
If products are usually shipped by sea freight in this factory, only when production is delayed and cannot catch up with sea shipment, the manufacturer must send goods by air freight.
So, to reduce the cost between sea and air freight, production must be on schedule.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Duncan Adam
8 hrs
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Thank you!
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Peter Manda (X)
: yes, it's a logistics/shipment term, referring to the cost of shipping by air; also: reduction of air freight charges
11 hrs
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Thank you!
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Angel Yamada (X)
: Although I agree the original text is not clear, if it were air freight espenses, エアー便 （航空便）should have been the expression.
22 hrs
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| agree |
Kanako Fujiwara
: I agree with Mizue san. Angel san, Japanese people shorten and abbreviate words in very strange ways especially when the terms involve gairaigo or foreign terms.
2 days 2 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, Mizue. This was a tough one for me with all the other plausible answers. I had the agency ask the client directly to be 100% sure. It's air freight costs!"
+4
2 hrs
David Higbee
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Fast, accurate, highest quality
Native in: English 
, Spanish
Works in: Japanese to English, English to Japanese, Japanese to Spanish, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Reduction of (compressed) air costs
Here, "dai" refers to an expense or the cost of something...Costs related to air-compression (i.e., compressors, electricity, air hoses, other infrastructure, air leaks, etc.) can represent a significant amount in manufacturing plants that use air tools (most plants do).
Example sentence:
Eliminating leaks can lead to a significant reduction in the costs of maintaining a plant-wide air compression system.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your input, DaviH. You nearly got my vote, too, after I looked around online. But, in checking with the client, it turns out to be air freight! |
8 hrs
cost of air ticket/air fare
just a guess without further context
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your input, cinefil. You were really, really close! |
19 hrs
Hari Damle
India
India
Native in English
Specializes in field
India
Science, engineering, patent translation
Native in: English
Works in: Japanese to English, Japanese to Marathi, English to Marathi, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
cost of compressed air
If the Japanese term エアー代 is in connection with production, the term 'compressed air' is the most likely candidate for 'エアー' in Japanese. The English term 'cost of compressed air' therefore appears to be appropriate translation.
Note from asker:
| Thank you for your input, hari. :-) |
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