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“Visual saliency” auf Deutsch
Ich lese zur Zeit ein Paper, in dem der Ausdruck "visual saliency" immer wieder vorkommt, z.B. im folgenden Kontext:
In a user study, the authors evaluated in which way and how much the
visual ...
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“All things being equal” auf deutsch
Was ist eine gute (d. h. für geschriebenes Deutsch) Übersetzung des englischen
All things being equal...
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How would I say “Or, call us at (phone number)” in German?
How would I say "Or, call us at (phone number)" in German, or perhaps "Or, contact us at (phone number)? This is to be placed next to an e-mail contact form. The tone of the site is professional ...
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Translation of the idiom “no harm, no foul” in German
Do similar figure of speech exist in German or should one translate it literally?
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Translation of “He has been allowed to dance, but I haven't.”
There are two versions that are possible:
1)
Er hat tanzen dürfen, aber ich habe nicht gedurft.
2)
Er hat tanzen dürfen, aber ich habe nicht dürfen.
Which one is correct?
(Updated: ...
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“erstellen” or “erzeugen”?
Software X is producing printed reports, based on user input. How would I translate accurately 'produced with X' and 'produced by X', as both erstellen and erzeugen seem to be very near in their ...
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Trace Debugging - Übersetzung von trace?
In letzter Zeit begegnen mir immer wieder Worte wie "trace debugging" oder "power trace" im Englischen, für die mir keine sinnvollen Übersetzungen einfallen.
Ein "trace" beschreibt dabei eine Art ...
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“power aware design” in German
What would be a good translation for a power aware design when speaking about an electronic design flow?
Energiebewusster Entwurf?
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Legal firstname, legal lastname in german?
Question:
I need to translate the form labels
legal lastname
legal firstname
into German.
The legal is important here,
since it's important the user enters his official name.
Lastname is ...
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4answers
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Is there an idiomatic equivalent for “polyglot”?
Does the word polyglot, meaning "knowing or using several languages" translate directly into German, or is there an idiomatic equivalent? Google Translate just adds an extra "t" at the end, as German ...
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How to translate “single-threaded” in a software documentation?
As the question states... how would you translate "single-threaded" in a software documentation? "Einzel-gethreaded" sounds kinda weird to me. The sentence I like to translate is the following:
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Ist es “die” Webseite und “der” Link?
Ich habe all meine Computerkenntnis in den USA erlernt, und deshalb verstehe ich kaum, wie man technische Sachen nennt, und ob man die, der oder das sagt.
Könnte mir jemand helfen, die folgenden ...
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Is “Sie brauchen nicht das Geld” a correct sentence [closed]
Is the sentence "Sie brauchen nicht das Geld" correct? This is what Google translate suggests as translation for "You don't need the money". I find it really weird.
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Wie heißt in einer Zahnarztpraxis der Angestellte, der Kundentermine und Bezahlungen behandelt?
Es gibt den Arzt, die Krankenschwester/Behandlungsassistenten, aber oft auch eine "Sekretärin" die am Telefon antwortet, usw.
Wie aber heißt die Funktion im Titel der Frage genannte ...
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“Don't count on it”
What's the best way to say "Don't count on it" to somebody in German when they have high hopes on something that is more likely not to happen than to happen?
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What's the right German word to use for the English “troll”?
We do use "Troll" and "trollen" in German forums. But is there another Word that predates the Internet that could be used instead?
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Basic Deconstruction of German [closed]
I'm reading a book called "The Four Hour Chef" at the moment, and if anyone here knows the book, or its author Tim Ferriss, you might know that he has a fascinating method for generating a basic ...
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Technical drawing glossary: How do you translate “cross section” (of a boat)?
I'm designer and 3D artist and I'm translating my portfolio in German.
I'm uncertain how to translate some specific design words, in this case:
(of a boat, yacht)
side cross section
I found ...
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1answer
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Toasting “To the Old Gods”?
I have been trying to find information regarding toasts however I am just starting my studying of German. I would like to be able to toast the Old Nordic gods when I have drink, but lack of knowledge ...
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What is the German equivalent to “to keep under someone's thumb”?
What is the German equivalent to the idiom under someone's thumb.
Even if not exactly, is there any phrase having similar meaning?
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2answers
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What is an accurate translation for “I just wanted to run this by you…”?
I'm after a (hopefully idiomatic) translation of:
"I just wanted to run this (thing) by you."
The typical context is that you think of something which you want somebody else's opinion on, or ...
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Adapting a Quote in Old English Style
I'd like to give someone a gift (who speaks German, and is also a fountain pen user) and include a quote from S.B.R.E. Brown (podcast here) written down with my own calligraphy. The problem is that ...
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Prägnante Übersetzung von engl. “views” (wie in “42 views of this post”)
Ich suche nach einem kurzen und prägnanten Begriff für "view", wie er in Internet-Foren und auch hier auf StackExchange verwendet wird.
This post has 42 views.
"Ansichten" erscheint mir etwas ...
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What is the accurate translation of “Best Regards” to finish a letter?
To finish up a letter addressed to a client, I use Best Regards, followed by my signature.
I've looked around for a direct translation, and came up with:
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Was bedeutet dieses englische Schild? [closed]
Ich habe in dem Spiel Portal 2 dieses Schild gefunden. Jedoch kann ich mir dieses Schild nicht übersetzen. Ich vermute das es sich dabei um etwas umgangssprachliches handelt das nicht normal übersetzt ...
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How to say “take a joke” in German
When pulling a prank on someone or telling a joke that could come across as offensive, usually we say "take a joke" or something along those lines. What is the expression for this in German?
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Übersetzung von “to appear” im Literaturverzeichnis
In Literaturverzeichnissen wissenschaftlicher Arbeiten findet man häufig bei bisher unveröffentlichten Dokumenten den Zusatz "to appear" als Notiz. Ich schreibe gerade eine Diplomarbeit auf deutsch ...
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How to say “What day/time is convenient for you” in German?
A potential customer is asking me to come show a demo, and I want to ask what day/time is convenient for them.
What is the usual way to express this?
My attempt:
Welches Tag/Zeit ist gut für ...
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5answers
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What do you call a “Questions & Answers site” (Q&A) in German?
I am looking for a German term to describe StackExchange - the English term seems to be "Questions & Answers site" (Q&A) which has no equivalent in German (that I'm aware of). The literal ...
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2answers
137 views
“How were the Holidays?”
Is it correct to say:
Wie geht's Dir die Ferien?
Not sure if it makes sense or not.
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Translation of “cash flow management”
How would you translate "cash flow management" into German?
I specifically refer to the process of tracking a small business or freelancer income and expenses on a daily basis to make sure the bank ...
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What are the rules behind this translated phrase: “das, was ihr mich habt tun sehen”?
I came across this when reading the German translation of the Book of Mormon:
Denn das, was ihr mich habt tun sehen, ja, das sollt ihr tun.
The English part reads:
For that which ye have ...
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Why in Harry Potter didn't they translate 'Mister' as 'Herr'?
e.g. 'Mister Potter'
Shouldn't this have been 'Herr Potter'?
Is this a modern thing, English dubbed into German thing or...?
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“Have fun during the exhibition”
I'd like to say:
Have fun during the exhibition.
in German. What I tried to found was "Ausstellungsdauer" meaning "during the exhibition" but my translation doesn't make much sense as it stand:
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“without me” in German
I got confused while making a German sentence meaning:
How you can enjoy your time without me?
How can I translate the without me part? Does it depend on the case, like "wie"? For example:
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Wie kann ich “swipe” am besten übersetzen?
Ich übersetze eine Bedienungsanleitung, aber ich finde keine gute Übersetzung für das Wort "to swipe".
Es handelt sich hierbei um "swipe on the screen up or down ...", wie man es von der Benutzung ...
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“Noted” in German
What's the German translation of "noted" in the following context:
A: Note that if you have a parenthesis outside the Mathjax immediately following a curly brace inside, the curly brace won’t ...
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How do you translate German wordplay into English?
This is a somewhat generic issue, I suppose, in that it affects both English-to-German and German-to-English translation.
Today I came across what I thought was an example of good German wordplay:
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How can we translate “Don't be a wuss (or cry-baby)” into German?
I'd like to know how should we translate
"Don't be a wuss (or cry-baby)"
into German?
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How would these two sentences be translated into German? [closed]
Can anyone help me translate these lines into German?
"Get 2 free Lufthansa tickets to fly anywhere in the world (limited time only)."
"Lufthansa is giving away 2 free tickets to all Facebook ...
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What is the way to describe final exams?
What is the way to describe final exams? If want to describe my final exams at the end of my semester at university, what's the noun for "final exams"? Between my unreliable dictionary and Google ...
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Wie übersetzt man 'Oh, a fellow Swiss'?
"Oh, ein Schweizer" sagt, dass der andere ein Schweizer ist, aber nicht dass man selber einer ist. Gibts solch eine Formulierung?
"Ich bin auch Schweizer" ist eine Möglichkeit, hat den Fokus ...
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Do people say “You're just being paranoid” in German?
"You're just being paranoid" is a very common put-down in English, used to dismiss people who are concerned about being treated unfairly.
I wonder if people say the same thing in German. I have to ...
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Equivalent of “What would you do in my shoes” in German?
How would you state it? Are there alternatives?
If the expression does exist, where does it come from?
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How would you translate “to judge someone” to German?
In English, "to judge someone" often implies a negative opinion, as in "Don't judge me!".
Is there a German equivalent for this? How would you translate the example?
My dictionary gives "jmdn. ...
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What's a good translation for “outcome measures”?
For example in the sentence:
Outcome measures for this study include three-year-survival rate and relapse.
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Is it possible to have a subordinate clause inside a relative clause?
Can one have a subordinate clause inside a relative clause?
What I want to write in English is this:
The economic crisis which started in 2007 resulted in mergers and state intervention, which ...
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Translation of “intervention” as in “orchestrated attempt by family and friends to give someone help with an addiction.”
The English word "intervention" can have the following meaning (taken from wikipedia):
An intervention is an orchestrated attempt by one, or often many, people (usually family and friends) to get ...
