Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
substantial
German translation:
entscheidend / von entscheidender Wichtigkeit/Bedeutung
Added to glossary by
Steffen Walter
Apr 16, 2008 09:40
16 yrs ago
English term
substantial
English to German
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Context:
"This is an attractive topic in the automotive industry as there are many structural parts for which the use of thicker sheets is substantional."
Does the word "substantional" exist? Answer: of course, try a google search and one gets many hits.
But look in any dictionary (Oxford, Websters, Leo, etc) and I can't find it.
Does anybody know what it means?
"This is an attractive topic in the automotive industry as there are many structural parts for which the use of thicker sheets is substantional."
Does the word "substantional" exist? Answer: of course, try a google search and one gets many hits.
But look in any dictionary (Oxford, Websters, Leo, etc) and I can't find it.
Does anybody know what it means?
Proposed translations
(German)
| 4 +2 | entscheidend / von entscheidender Wichtigkeit/Bedeutung |
Steffen Walter
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| 4 | wesentlich |
Ellen Kraus
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Change log
Apr 16, 2008 09:42: Christiane Rose (X) changed "Language pair" from "German to English" to "English to German"
Apr 16, 2008 09:44: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial"
Apr 30, 2008 07:29: Steffen Walter Created KOG entry
Apr 30, 2008 07:29: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "substantional" to "substantial"
Proposed translations
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5 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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799
Selected
entscheidend / von entscheidender Wichtigkeit/Bedeutung
Das muss auf jeden Fall "substantial" i. S. v. "crucial" heißen - "substantional" gibt es nicht. Da hat der Verfasser scheinbar vorher etwas anderes geschrieben und vergessen, den überflüssigen Teil aus dem Wort herauszulöschen.
Peer comment(s):
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BrigitteHilgner
: Wenn wir Übersetzer so viele Tipp- und sonstige Fehler machten wie die Autoren der Originaltexte, gäbe es laute Proteste. ;-)
4 mins
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So sieht's aus. Für unsere Übersetzerzunft wäre etwas mehr Selbstvertrauen im Umgang mit (fehlerhaften) Ausgangstexten manchmal nicht schlecht ;-)
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| agree |
Carolin Haase
27 mins
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mary austria
: The use of ... is "substantial"? Sorry, but I've never heard "substantial" used like that. I suggest consulting the client for clarity.
1 hr
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True but this is really a side issue - perhaps the text was written by a non-native.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
10 mins
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Specializes in field
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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72
English term (edited):
substantional (substantial)
wesentlich
it´s obviously a typo, the correct spelling is substantial
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