Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
nicht kontollierbare Retourensendungen
English translation:
unverifiable returns
Added to glossary by
784512 (X)
Mar 25, 2013 15:19
11 yrs ago
German term
nicht kontollierbare Retourensendungen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Transport / Transportation / Shipping
transport of goods
Damit gehören nicht nachvollziehbare und nicht kontrollierbare Retourensendungen der Vergangenheit an.
Am I on the right track in thinking that nicht kontrollierbare could be translated as unverified?
Many thanks
Mark
Am I on the right track in thinking that nicht kontrollierbare could be translated as unverified?
Many thanks
Mark
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | unverifiable returns |
784512 (X)
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| 4 -1 | uncontollable returns |
Aurelia Popa
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Change log
Mar 25, 2013 15:43: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Transport / Transportation / Shipping"
Mar 29, 2013 10:16: 784512 (X) Created KOG entry
Mar 29, 2013 10:17: 784512 (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/1221940">784512 (X)'s</a> old entry - "nicht kontollierbare Retourensendungen"" to ""unverifiable returns""
Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
nicht kontrollierbare Retourensendungen
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unverifiable returns
As detailed in the discussion, unverified was on the right track, but it needs to be "unverifiable" since we are talking about what is possible, not what has happened.
The word also needs to match well with untraceable, which this does.
The word also needs to match well with untraceable, which this does.
Example sentence:
untraceable and unverifiable returns
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uncontollable returns
It seems to be an unwanted phenomenon, so uncontrollable seems suitable.
Example sentence:
The uncontrollable returns are returns, which companies can do little about in the short run.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
philgoddard
: No, other languages use "control" in a different way to English. It almost certainly means to inspect or verify here.
56 mins
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| neutral |
David Moore (X)
: I'm with philgoddard here, and there's a comma too many in your example sentence.
16 hrs
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| disagree |
William Swanson
: Agreed with both pilgoddard and David Moore.
17 hrs
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| neutral |
784512 (X)
: with Phil.
2 days 39 mins
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Discussion
Thanks for the push, Phil.