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Are aufwischen and abwischen synonymous?
In addition to the differeces between surface and substance highlighted in the other answers, there is another (regionally used) construction: aufwischen can be used without the object, to designate ...
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Are aufwischen and abwischen synonymous?
The object that goes with "aufwischen" is the substance that gets removed. "Abwischen" usually targets the object that is being cleaned. So if there is say milk spilled on a table, ...
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Are aufwischen and abwischen synonymous?
The prefix auf signals a direction, so for example something spilled (which trickled downwards before, to complement the picture). Ab also signals a direction, unfortunately it is not exactly downward,...
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Which word for "maintenance" do I use in "the maintenance of the Quality (of a service)"?
I suggest
Sicherstellung der Qualität.
Gewährleistung der Qualität.
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Which word for "maintenance" do I use in "the maintenance of the Quality (of a service)"?
You already stated the meanings of the different translations in your question.
So what remains is the question which of them fits, which depends on how you understand the meaning of the original.
I ...
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bedingen vs erfordern
Erfordern's only meaning is to require.
Bedingen is somewhat similar to "to condition" in English which means either putting a requirement or causing something. Bedingen more often than not ...
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bedingen vs erfordern
Rarely have two words exactly the same meaning. Some words may be interchangeable in one context but not in another context.
In this case, you chose to ignore the entry "bedingen" 1: "...
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