Umrechnung

conversion (of units or currencies)

noun oom-REKH-noong Rare

Usage Note

Umrechnung bezeichnet die Berechnung eines Wertes in einer anderen Einheit oder Währung ('die Umrechnung von Meilen in Kilometer', 'Umrechnungskurs EUR/USD'). Täglich notwendig im internationalen Kontext.

Examples

"Die Umrechnung von Fahrenheit in Celsius erfordert eine Formel."

Natural Translation

Converting Fahrenheit to Celsius requires a formula.

Literal Translation

The conversion of Fahrenheit into Celsius requires a formula.

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