“Petrol aggregate”?
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“Petrol aggregate”?
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Can anybody help me with the following passage?
Eigner and his deputy, Mustafa Riza Tadjadod, were to come down out
of the hills to the railway and plant time fuses at irregular intervals
along the line, thus wrecking it in several different places. Results were
to be reported to Abwehr II by means of a tiny, briefcase-sized W/T set
with petrol aggregate (Model SE 100/5).
The text is about sabotage operation of the Nazi Regime in Persia during World War II. The meaning of "petrol aggregate" in this context is ambiguous for me. Does it refer to the fuel used for this W/t set (wireless transmitter)?
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Can anybody help me with the following passage?
Eigner and his deputy, Mustafa Riza Tadjadod, were to come down out
of the hills to the railway and plant time fuses at irregular intervals
along the line, thus wrecking it in several different places. Results were
to be reported to Abwehr II by means of a tiny, briefcase-sized W/T set
with petrol aggregate (Model SE 100/5).
The text is about sabotage operation of the Nazi Regime in Persia during World War II. The meaning of "petrol aggregate" in this context is ambiguous for me. Does it refer to the fuel used for this W/t set (wireless transmitter)?
meaning-in-context
edited 9 hours ago
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I would presume it's "tar" or "asphalt".
– Hot Licks
9 hours ago
1
Did they put something in the petrol? That would sabotage.
– marcellothearcane
9 hours ago
1
@MichaelHarvey so the intent is really something like "...tiny, briefcase-sized wireless transmitter set with gas-powered generator"?
– Hellion
8 hours ago
1
I would avoid "gas-powered" because, in American English "gas" could be "gasoline" (petrol, petroleum spirit) but in other varieties of English, "gas-powered" would make people think of a real gas, like butane, LPG, hydrogen, etc.
– Michael Harvey
8 hours ago
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Exactly as Michael Harvey said - in some languages aggregate is synonymous to generator, but not in English.
– shogun
8 hours ago
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Can anybody help me with the following passage?
Eigner and his deputy, Mustafa Riza Tadjadod, were to come down out
of the hills to the railway and plant time fuses at irregular intervals
along the line, thus wrecking it in several different places. Results were
to be reported to Abwehr II by means of a tiny, briefcase-sized W/T set
with petrol aggregate (Model SE 100/5).
The text is about sabotage operation of the Nazi Regime in Persia during World War II. The meaning of "petrol aggregate" in this context is ambiguous for me. Does it refer to the fuel used for this W/t set (wireless transmitter)?
meaning-in-context
edited 9 hours ago
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Can anybody help me with the following passage?
Eigner and his deputy, Mustafa Riza Tadjadod, were to come down out
of the hills to the railway and plant time fuses at irregular intervals
along the line, thus wrecking it in several different places. Results were
to be reported to Abwehr II by means of a tiny, briefcase-sized W/T set
with petrol aggregate (Model SE 100/5).
The text is about sabotage operation of the Nazi Regime in Persia during World War II. The meaning of "petrol aggregate" in this context is ambiguous for me. Does it refer to the fuel used for this W/t set (wireless transmitter)?
meaning-in-context
meaning-in-context
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I would presume it's "tar" or "asphalt".
– Hot Licks
9 hours ago
1
Did they put something in the petrol? That would sabotage.
– marcellothearcane
9 hours ago
1
@MichaelHarvey so the intent is really something like "...tiny, briefcase-sized wireless transmitter set with gas-powered generator"?
– Hellion
8 hours ago
1
I would avoid "gas-powered" because, in American English "gas" could be "gasoline" (petrol, petroleum spirit) but in other varieties of English, "gas-powered" would make people think of a real gas, like butane, LPG, hydrogen, etc.
– Michael Harvey
8 hours ago
2
Exactly as Michael Harvey said - in some languages aggregate is synonymous to generator, but not in English.
– shogun
8 hours ago
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I would presume it's "tar" or "asphalt".
– Hot Licks
9 hours ago
1
Did they put something in the petrol? That would sabotage.
– marcellothearcane
9 hours ago
1
@MichaelHarvey so the intent is really something like "...tiny, briefcase-sized wireless transmitter set with gas-powered generator"?
– Hellion
8 hours ago
1
I would avoid "gas-powered" because, in American English "gas" could be "gasoline" (petrol, petroleum spirit) but in other varieties of English, "gas-powered" would make people think of a real gas, like butane, LPG, hydrogen, etc.
– Michael Harvey
8 hours ago
2
Exactly as Michael Harvey said - in some languages aggregate is synonymous to generator, but not in English.
– shogun
8 hours ago
1
1
I would presume it's "tar" or "asphalt".
– Hot Licks
9 hours ago
I would presume it's "tar" or "asphalt".
– Hot Licks
9 hours ago
1
1
Did they put something in the petrol? That would sabotage.
– marcellothearcane
9 hours ago
Did they put something in the petrol? That would sabotage.
– marcellothearcane
9 hours ago
1
1
@MichaelHarvey so the intent is really something like "...tiny, briefcase-sized wireless transmitter set with gas-powered generator"?
– Hellion
8 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey so the intent is really something like "...tiny, briefcase-sized wireless transmitter set with gas-powered generator"?
– Hellion
8 hours ago
1
1
I would avoid "gas-powered" because, in American English "gas" could be "gasoline" (petrol, petroleum spirit) but in other varieties of English, "gas-powered" would make people think of a real gas, like butane, LPG, hydrogen, etc.
– Michael Harvey
8 hours ago
I would avoid "gas-powered" because, in American English "gas" could be "gasoline" (petrol, petroleum spirit) but in other varieties of English, "gas-powered" would make people think of a real gas, like butane, LPG, hydrogen, etc.
– Michael Harvey
8 hours ago
2
2
Exactly as Michael Harvey said - in some languages aggregate is synonymous to generator, but not in English.
– shogun
8 hours ago
Exactly as Michael Harvey said - in some languages aggregate is synonymous to generator, but not in English.
– shogun
8 hours ago
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"Petrol-aggregat" is in a number of Nordic languages and "petrol aggregate" in German, meaning "petrol (or gasoline) generating set". The set is an engine and electric generator combined ("aggregated") together. The use of "aggregate" in the English translation is an error.
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@MichaelHarvey - Since that idea was put forward by you, you deserve to have credit for it.
– Justin
7 hours ago
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I was too cowardly to post it as an answer; you deserve the credit, in my opinion.
– Michael Harvey
7 hours ago
1
Good answer. That is why this "petrol aggregate" has a model number. (Unlike tar or asphalt, which "petrol aggregate" might mean in English.) This is just a bad translation of German to English.
– GEdgar
7 hours ago
There is no German word "petrol aggregate". The closest term for a gasoline-powered portable generator would be "Stromaggregat" (e.g. see the German Wikipedia).
– njuffa
39 mins ago
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Most probably it refers to a portable power station (petrol powered electricity generator) to power the radio. Check and compare the links below:
petrol aggregate
W/T set
contemporary petrol powered electricity generators
answered 9 hours ago
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"Petrol-aggregat" is in a number of Nordic languages and "petrol aggregate" in German, meaning "petrol (or gasoline) generating set". The set is an engine and electric generator combined ("aggregated") together. The use of "aggregate" in the English translation is an error.
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@MichaelHarvey - Since that idea was put forward by you, you deserve to have credit for it.
– Justin
7 hours ago
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I was too cowardly to post it as an answer; you deserve the credit, in my opinion.
– Michael Harvey
7 hours ago
1
Good answer. That is why this "petrol aggregate" has a model number. (Unlike tar or asphalt, which "petrol aggregate" might mean in English.) This is just a bad translation of German to English.
– GEdgar
7 hours ago
There is no German word "petrol aggregate". The closest term for a gasoline-powered portable generator would be "Stromaggregat" (e.g. see the German Wikipedia).
– njuffa
39 mins ago
add a comment |
"Petrol-aggregat" is in a number of Nordic languages and "petrol aggregate" in German, meaning "petrol (or gasoline) generating set". The set is an engine and electric generator combined ("aggregated") together. The use of "aggregate" in the English translation is an error.
edited 7 hours ago
Michael Harvey
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answered 8 hours ago
JustinJustin
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@MichaelHarvey - Since that idea was put forward by you, you deserve to have credit for it.
– Justin
7 hours ago
2
I was too cowardly to post it as an answer; you deserve the credit, in my opinion.
– Michael Harvey
7 hours ago
1
Good answer. That is why this "petrol aggregate" has a model number. (Unlike tar or asphalt, which "petrol aggregate" might mean in English.) This is just a bad translation of German to English.
– GEdgar
7 hours ago
There is no German word "petrol aggregate". The closest term for a gasoline-powered portable generator would be "Stromaggregat" (e.g. see the German Wikipedia).
– njuffa
39 mins ago
add a comment |
"Petrol-aggregat" is in a number of Nordic languages and "petrol aggregate" in German, meaning "petrol (or gasoline) generating set". The set is an engine and electric generator combined ("aggregated") together. The use of "aggregate" in the English translation is an error.
edited 7 hours ago
Michael Harvey
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answered 8 hours ago
JustinJustin
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"Petrol-aggregat" is in a number of Nordic languages and "petrol aggregate" in German, meaning "petrol (or gasoline) generating set". The set is an engine and electric generator combined ("aggregated") together. The use of "aggregate" in the English translation is an error.
edited 7 hours ago
Michael Harvey
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answered 8 hours ago
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@MichaelHarvey - Since that idea was put forward by you, you deserve to have credit for it.
– Justin
7 hours ago
2
I was too cowardly to post it as an answer; you deserve the credit, in my opinion.
– Michael Harvey
7 hours ago
1
Good answer. That is why this "petrol aggregate" has a model number. (Unlike tar or asphalt, which "petrol aggregate" might mean in English.) This is just a bad translation of German to English.
– GEdgar
7 hours ago
There is no German word "petrol aggregate". The closest term for a gasoline-powered portable generator would be "Stromaggregat" (e.g. see the German Wikipedia).
– njuffa
39 mins ago
add a comment |
@MichaelHarvey - Since that idea was put forward by you, you deserve to have credit for it.
– Justin
7 hours ago
2
I was too cowardly to post it as an answer; you deserve the credit, in my opinion.
– Michael Harvey
7 hours ago
1
Good answer. That is why this "petrol aggregate" has a model number. (Unlike tar or asphalt, which "petrol aggregate" might mean in English.) This is just a bad translation of German to English.
– GEdgar
7 hours ago
There is no German word "petrol aggregate". The closest term for a gasoline-powered portable generator would be "Stromaggregat" (e.g. see the German Wikipedia).
– njuffa
39 mins ago
@MichaelHarvey - Since that idea was put forward by you, you deserve to have credit for it.
– Justin
7 hours ago
@MichaelHarvey - Since that idea was put forward by you, you deserve to have credit for it.
– Justin
7 hours ago
2
2
I was too cowardly to post it as an answer; you deserve the credit, in my opinion.
– Michael Harvey
7 hours ago
I was too cowardly to post it as an answer; you deserve the credit, in my opinion.
– Michael Harvey
7 hours ago
1
1
Good answer. That is why this "petrol aggregate" has a model number. (Unlike tar or asphalt, which "petrol aggregate" might mean in English.) This is just a bad translation of German to English.
– GEdgar
7 hours ago
Good answer. That is why this "petrol aggregate" has a model number. (Unlike tar or asphalt, which "petrol aggregate" might mean in English.) This is just a bad translation of German to English.
– GEdgar
7 hours ago
There is no German word "petrol aggregate". The closest term for a gasoline-powered portable generator would be "Stromaggregat" (e.g. see the German Wikipedia).
– njuffa
39 mins ago
There is no German word "petrol aggregate". The closest term for a gasoline-powered portable generator would be "Stromaggregat" (e.g. see the German Wikipedia).
– njuffa
39 mins ago
add a comment |
Most probably it refers to a portable power station (petrol powered electricity generator) to power the radio. Check and compare the links below:
petrol aggregate
W/T set
contemporary petrol powered electricity generators
answered 9 hours ago
shogunshogun
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Most probably it refers to a portable power station (petrol powered electricity generator) to power the radio. Check and compare the links below:
petrol aggregate
W/T set
contemporary petrol powered electricity generators
answered 9 hours ago
shogunshogun
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add a comment |
Most probably it refers to a portable power station (petrol powered electricity generator) to power the radio. Check and compare the links below:
petrol aggregate
W/T set
contemporary petrol powered electricity generators
answered 9 hours ago
shogunshogun
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Most probably it refers to a portable power station (petrol powered electricity generator) to power the radio. Check and compare the links below:
petrol aggregate
W/T set
contemporary petrol powered electricity generators
answered 9 hours ago
shogunshogun
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I would presume it's "tar" or "asphalt".
– Hot Licks
9 hours ago
1
Did they put something in the petrol? That would sabotage.
– marcellothearcane
9 hours ago
1
@MichaelHarvey so the intent is really something like "...tiny, briefcase-sized wireless transmitter set with gas-powered generator"?
– Hellion
8 hours ago
1
I would avoid "gas-powered" because, in American English "gas" could be "gasoline" (petrol, petroleum spirit) but in other varieties of English, "gas-powered" would make people think of a real gas, like butane, LPG, hydrogen, etc.
– Michael Harvey
8 hours ago
2
Exactly as Michael Harvey said - in some languages aggregate is synonymous to generator, but not in English.
– shogun
8 hours ago