May 14, 2016 23:18
7 yrs ago
German term
Betreiberscharf
German to English
Bus/Financial
Energy / Power Generation
Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning and Dismantling
This term occurs in a document about ensuring the financing required to decommission and dismantle nuclear power plants.
As nuclear power plant operators make payments required under law to secure provisions for future expenditures, they are released from liability.
The sentences in question read as follows:
Sie werden – betreiberscharf – enthaftet.
Die Enthaftung erfolgt betreiberscharf.
Another example of this use of the term is found at the following website.
https://www.enbw.com/unternehmen/presse/pressemitteilungen/p...
The literal rendering "operator sharp" means absolutely nothing in English. What is the figurative meaning of this term?
As nuclear power plant operators make payments required under law to secure provisions for future expenditures, they are released from liability.
The sentences in question read as follows:
Sie werden – betreiberscharf – enthaftet.
Die Enthaftung erfolgt betreiberscharf.
Another example of this use of the term is found at the following website.
https://www.enbw.com/unternehmen/presse/pressemitteilungen/p...
The literal rendering "operator sharp" means absolutely nothing in English. What is the figurative meaning of this term?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | on a provider-by-provider basis. |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 2 | as operators |
David Hollywood
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Proposed translations
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Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
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English
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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on a provider-by-provider basis.
"Release from liability is effected on a provider-by-provider basis."
I think, in the other text somebody is arguing, there should be no blanket deals covering whole industries (giving some industries an undue advantage over others) but instead, any release from liability should distinguish sharply (betreiberscharf) between individual operators and their respective shares in the problem and any remedies already made in line with their contributions to climate change.
Another example where “scharf” is used in a similar word combination is “verursacherscharf”
I think, in the other text somebody is arguing, there should be no blanket deals covering whole industries (giving some industries an undue advantage over others) but instead, any release from liability should distinguish sharply (betreiberscharf) between individual operators and their respective shares in the problem and any remedies already made in line with their contributions to climate change.
Another example where “scharf” is used in a similar word combination is “verursacherscharf”
Peer comment(s):
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BrigitteHilgner
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Thanks, Brigitte.
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Johannes Gleim
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Thank you, Johannes.
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Johanna Timm, PhD
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Thanks much, Johanna.
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Erzsébet Czopyk
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Comment: "Yes, this is it. Thank you so much."
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David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
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as operators
getting slightly above a guess but really not much more than that...
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-15 00:54:13 GMT)
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and for: Die Enthaftung erfolgt betreiberscharf.
are (duly) released from (all) liability as operators
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-15 00:55:19 GMT)
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I think this is the idea but we really need someone with smarts in this area
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-15 00:54:13 GMT)
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and for: Die Enthaftung erfolgt betreiberscharf.
are (duly) released from (all) liability as operators
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Note added at 1 hr (2016-05-15 00:55:19 GMT)
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I think this is the idea but we really need someone with smarts in this area
Discussion
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