Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Der Auftraggeber hat seine Fehlermeldung nach Kräften zu präzisieren.
English translation:
The client shall make every effort to submit a detailed error report.
Added to glossary by
AngieD
Jul 25, 2003 12:34
20 yrs ago
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German term
nach Kräften
German to English
Law/Patents
Der Auftraggeber hat seine Fehlermeldung nach Kräften zu präzisieren.
Software maintenance contract.
Does this mean he should be as precise/include as much information as possible in formulating his bug report?
TAI, ANgie
Software maintenance contract.
Does this mean he should be as precise/include as much information as possible in formulating his bug report?
TAI, ANgie
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | I'd say |
gangels (X)
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| 5 +2 | See suggested translation |
Beate Lutzebaeck
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| 5 | yes, you're right! |
Terranova
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| 4 | to do the utmost |
swisstell
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| 4 | to the best of one's ability |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 2 -1 | in this context: |
Yuri Grachev
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Proposed translations
+1
1 hr
Selected
I'd say
client shall make every effort to submit a detailed error report
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "... and that's what I said!
Thanks Klaus and everyone else."
4 mins
yes, you're right!
That's the explanation.
+2
5 mins
Beate Lutzebaeck
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in German
&
English
New Zealand
Double qualification in law (Germany/NZ)
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
2079
See suggested translation
Yep, that's what it means. Given that this is a contract, I would "legalise" this as follows:
The client shall endeavour to provide an error report that is as detailed [precise] as possible.
The client shall endeavour to provide an error report that is as detailed [precise] as possible.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yuri Grachev
: "as detailed [precise] as possible",sowieso
36 mins
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| agree |
writeaway
2 hrs
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11 mins
German term (edited):
nach Kr�ften
to do the utmost
another possibility
13 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
7294
to the best of one's ability
perhaps
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Note added at 2003-07-25 13:35:46 (GMT)
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nach besten Kräften: to the best of one\'s ability (Langenscheidt)
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Note added at 2003-07-25 13:35:46 (GMT)
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nach besten Kräften: to the best of one\'s ability (Langenscheidt)
-1
34 mins
Yuri Grachev
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Works in: English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
4
in this context:
he ought include in details all information about it, and grouping it according the conceptual blocks.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Kim Metzger
: The target language is English. This isn't English.
1815 days
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