IGNITION SWITCH - Translation from English into German | PONS

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ig·ˈni·tion switch <-es> N

ignition switch: Zündschalter m

ignition switch: Zündschloss nt <-es, -schlösser>

to switch [or turn] the ignition on: die Zündung betätigen

ig·ni·tion [ɪgˈnɪʃən] N

1. ignition AUTO:

ignition: Zündung f <-, -en>

he put the key in the ignition: er steckte den Schlüssel ins Zündschloss

AEROSP we have ignition: wir haben gezündet

to switch [or turn] the ignition on: die Zündung betätigen

2. ignition no pl form (igniting):

ignition: Entzünden nt

I. switch <pl -es> [swɪtʃ] N

1. switch (control):

switch: Schalter m <-s, ->

to flick [or flip] a switch (turn on): einen Schalter anknipsen

to flick [or flip] a switch (turn off): einen Schalter ausknipsen

to throw a switch: einen Schalter betätigen

2. switch (substitution):

switch: Wechsel m <-s, -> meist sing

switch: Austausch m <-(e)s> kein pl

3. switch:

switch (alteration): Änderung f <-, -en>

switch (change): Wechsel m <-s, ->

switch (change): Wandel m <-s> kein pl

4. switch (thin whip):

switch: Rute f <-, -n>

switch: Gerte f <-, -n>

5. switch Am RAIL (points):

switch: Weiche f <-, -n>

6. switch COMPUT (additional character):

switch: Befehlszeilenschalter m

7. switch COMPUT:

switch (point in program): Verzweigung f <-, -en>

switch (device): Verteiler m <-s, ->

II. switch [swɪtʃ] VB intr

switch: wechseln

the country seemed to switch from dictatorship to democracy: das Land schien von einer Diktatur zu einer Demokratie zu werden

to switch with sb: mit jdm tauschen

III. switch [swɪtʃ] VB trans

1. switch (adjust settings):

to switch sth: etw umschalten

to switch the heater to maximum: die Heizung auf die höchste Stufe stellen

2. switch (change abruptly):

to switch sth: etw wechseln

in the 1980s, several companies switched their attention to the US market: in den 80er-Jahren richteten zahlreiche Unternehmen ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf den amerikanischen Markt

3. switch (substitute):

to switch sth: etw auswechseln [o. eintauschen]

switch N FINMKT

switch (Portfolioverlagerung): Switch m

switch (Portfolioverlagerung): Umschichtung f

switch VB intr FINMKT

switch: switchen

Present
I	switch
you	switch
he/she/it	switches
we	switch
you	switch
they	switch

Past
I	switched
you	switched
he/she/it	switched
we	switched
you	switched
they	switched

Present Perfect
I	have	switched
you	have	switched
he/she/it	has	switched
we	have	switched
you	have	switched
they	have	switched

Past Perfect
I	had	switched
you	had	switched
he/she/it	had	switched
we	had	switched
you	had	switched
they	had	switched

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The ignition switch was also mounted on the dash.

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The starter solenoid receives a large electric current from the car battery and a small electric current from the ignition switch.

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The automatic kind will also lower when the ignition switch is turned off.

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The ignition switch usually requires a key be inserted that works a lock built into the switch mechanism.

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When the ignition switch is turned on, a small electric current is sent through the starter solenoid.

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Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

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as early as 1925, the placement of the ignition switch to the left of the steering wheel enabled race drivers to start their engine even while they were still climbing into their car during the start from the pit wall at Le Mans.

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www.porsche.com

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die Positionierung des Zündschlosses links ermöglichte es Rennfahrern schon 1925 beim Le Mans Start von der Boxenmauer schon während des Einsteigens das Fahrzeug zu starten.

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