>>>Hi Terry,
>>>
>>>you as am aster of english obfuscation, could you help me with a translation?
>>>
>>>I need a column header for a report. In german it is "Trennschneiden" meaning cutting with an parting-off grinder (a pipe). Do you have an idea to put this in a short snappy form?
>>>
>>>TIA
>>>
>>>Agnes
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>>PMFJI, but what about the word "shear"? I've seen shearing machines in shops, and that is their function.
>
>No thanks, shear is something on do with a scissors (German Schere for scissors even sounds like shear).
>
>Agnes
To shear means to cut. Not necessarily with scissors.
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