Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
angemessen
English translation:
appropriate
Added to glossary by
Nadescha Vester
Apr 6, 2008 03:16
16 yrs ago
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German term
Austria
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Native in: English 
, German
Works in: German to English
angemessen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Finance (general)
annual statement of accounts
Diese Gesellschaften weisen durchwegs positive Ergebnisse aus, die auch ausgeschüttet werden können, sodass daraus eine angemessene Verzinsung des Buchwertes (Anschaffungswert) resultiert.
Not quite sure to translate angemessen in this context. Any help is appreciated.
Not quite sure to translate angemessen in this context. Any help is appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | appropriate |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +2 | reasonable / proper / fair / adequate / appropriate |
Robert Feuerlein
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| 2 | acceptable |
Andries Conradie
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Proposed translations
+4
1 min
David Hollywood
Native in English
Works in field
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
353
Selected
appropriate
:)
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-04-06 03:23:08 GMT)
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adequate. suitable
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-04-06 03:26:24 GMT)
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could even be "measured"
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Note added at 6 mins (2008-04-06 03:23:08 GMT)
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adequate. suitable
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Note added at 9 mins (2008-04-06 03:26:24 GMT)
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could even be "measured"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!!"
+2
1 hr
Robert Feuerlein
Native in German
Diligent
Native in: German , Spanish
Works in: Spanish to German, English to German, German to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
3
reasonable / proper / fair / adequate / appropriate
some more options for you.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-06 04:54:55 GMT)
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Sorry, please remove the appropriate from my list. That is Davids option.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-06 04:54:55 GMT)
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Sorry, please remove the appropriate from my list. That is Davids option.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sladjana Spaic
1 hr
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Thank you, Sladjana.
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| agree |
KARIN ISBELL
10 hrs
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Thank you, Karin.
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5 hrs
Andries Conradie
Native in English
Specializes in field
25 years of academic excellence
Native in: English (Variants: US, South African, UK) 
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Afrikaans to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
acceptable
I agree with all the suggestions, because they are given in the dictionaries. In my experience with academic colleagues, amongst others, I nearly always have the feeling that the Germans mean *acceptable*. For the sake of interest!
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-04-06 08:48:50 GMT)
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agreeable also provides a possible semantic nuance!
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-04-06 08:48:50 GMT)
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agreeable also provides a possible semantic nuance!
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