Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

einer Beendigung entgegensteuern

English translation:

to head for/towards (a) completion

Added to glossary by macrettoc
Jan 28, 2009 09:09
15 yrs ago
German term

einer Beendigung entgegensteuern

German to English Tech/Engineering SAP
KONTEXT: ,,Durch das manuelle oder mit dem Event Manager unterstützte Setzen der Status ,,in Ausführung" und ,,ausgeführt" (siehe Kapitel 3, ,,Event-Management-Prozesse'') steuert der Transportauftrag seiner Beendigung entgegen.''

I'm looking for a translation for ,,entgegensteuern" in the above context. I think it may mean to "countersteer" in the sense that setting the status to the options mentioned above will 'prevent' or perhaps 'hinder' the completion of the order. Is it clearer to anyone else?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +4 to head for/towards (a) completion

Proposed translations

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to head for/towards (a) completion

is how I see it. Bit figurative, but there y'are...
Peer comment(s):

agree lisa23 : yes, the German meaning is "auf das Ende zugehen, dem Ende entgegen gehen"
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agree sylvie malich (X)
13 mins
agree Martin Robinshaw
1 hr
agree Inge Meinzer
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Danke schoen. :-)"
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