Jan 25, 2006 10:51
18 yrs ago
English term
Technical translations by an engineer
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian
help with decrypting a phrase please
Non-PRO
English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Could somebody put this phrase in plain english for me please?
Thank you very much!
My idea is that I need people who have a good engineering background, with ideally some oil field experience, who can operate as the writing /calculating /reporting counterparts to my good old style field hands who aren't so happy doing paper work.
Thank you very much!
My idea is that I need people who have a good engineering background, with ideally some oil field experience, who can operate as the writing /calculating /reporting counterparts to my good old style field hands who aren't so happy doing paper work.
Responses
| 4 +8 | help needed with documentation |
Dave Calderhead
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| 4 +5 | See explanation below... |
Tony M
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| 3 +6 | I have an idea |
Melanie Nassar
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| 5 +2 | Yes |
Mike Delta
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Change log
Jan 25, 2006 10:58: Tony M changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Responses
+8
7 mins
Dave Calderhead
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
&
English
Works in field
Netherlands
Reliable translations, reasonable rates
Native in: English
Works in: Dutch to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
help needed with documentation
The current, long-serving oil-field workers are not happy doing paper work, therefore the writer (advertiser?) needs some people with good engineering experience, preferably in oil fields, who can cooperate with the current workers and their writing, reporting and calculating work for them.
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-01-25 11:00:53 GMT)
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should read .... current workers and do their writing ....
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-01-25 11:00:53 GMT)
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should read .... current workers and do their writing ....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all!"
+5
9 mins
See explanation below...
I need people with engineering experience, preferably with some experience in oil-fields, who will be able to take care of the kind of work that involves the more intellectual activities of writing, calculations and report-writing, alongside my usual oil-field manual workers, who are not very good at these kinds of administrative and communication tasks.
Peer comment(s):
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Dave Calderhead
12 mins
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Thanks, Dave!
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Tania Marques-Cardoso
19 mins
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Thanks, Tânia!
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Mike Delta
: 54 word sentence - reading age equivalent 12th grade - plain English?
1 hr
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Not literature, but an expanded explanation... You're probably right, tho'
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Richard Benham
4 hrs
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Thanks, RB!
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conejo
6 hrs
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Thanks, Conejo!
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Jörgen Slet
10 hrs
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Thanks, Jörgen!
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+6
10 mins
Melanie Nassar
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
dedicated, prompt, accurate
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
I have an idea
My idea is to have people with engineering training (ideally with experience working in oil fields) to do the writing / paperwork for the regular fieldworkers who don't like to do this (paperwork).
one suggestion
one suggestion
Peer comment(s):
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RHELLER
: you have eliminated the most difficult words without changing the meaning
2 hrs
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| agree |
Richard Benham
4 hrs
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| agree |
cmwilliams (X)
5 hrs
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| neutral |
Mike Delta
: 32 word sentence - reading age equivalent to 12th grade. Can you write your sentence as several sentences Armaat? If you write it as 2 sentences Armaat, I will tell you their reading age.
6 hrs
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I thought it was plain English when I wrote it - straightforward sentence structure, no ambiguous words, no sarcasm. // Maybe 2 sentences, but I don't think the length is the problem as much as a couple of rather informal phrases in the source text.
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conejo
6 hrs
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| agree |
Jörgen Slet
10 hrs
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| agree |
Seema Ugrankar
12 hrs
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+2
24 mins
Yes
I run a company an oil field.
My workers will not do my paperwork.
I need someone who has worked on an oilfield to do the paperwork for them.
If I can't get an oilfield worker, I'll take anyone with experience in engineering.
Phew, I can see why his workers will not do his paperwork.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-01-25 16:41:52 GMT)
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Is that what
you have changed the meaning - that is not translation//1) he never said "will not do paperwork" he said "aren't so happy"" 2) "good eng background" is not even close to "anyone w/exp in eng"- like telecommunications?building microchips?
means in Anerican English then Rita?
My workers will not do my paperwork.
I need someone who has worked on an oilfield to do the paperwork for them.
If I can't get an oilfield worker, I'll take anyone with experience in engineering.
Phew, I can see why his workers will not do his paperwork.
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-01-25 16:41:52 GMT)
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Is that what
you have changed the meaning - that is not translation//1) he never said "will not do paperwork" he said "aren't so happy"" 2) "good eng background" is not even close to "anyone w/exp in eng"- like telecommunications?building microchips?
means in Anerican English then Rita?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Glenda Janssen
20 mins
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| agree |
Tony M
: Yes, THAT's plain English!
1 hr
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| neutral |
RHELLER
: you have changed the meaning - that is not translation//1) he never said "will not do paperwork" he said "aren't so happy"" 2) "good eng background" is not even close to "anyone w/exp in eng"- like telecommunications?building microchips?
2 hrs
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Please explain exactly how I changed the meaning Rita.
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cmwilliams (X)
: agree with Rita. It doesn't say the workers will not do it.
5 hrs
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What does it mean when someone says, I 'don't wish to hurt your feelings' CM?
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