Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

nach heutigem Kenntnisstand

English translation:

as far as we know at this stage/according to currently available information

Added to glossary by Ingrid Blank
Sep 8, 2004 19:23
19 yrs ago
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German term

nach heutigem Kenntnisstand

German to English Medical Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-) tissue engineering
I find it difficult to put this into smooth English:
Nach heutigem Kenntnisstand ist es bisher in keinem Fall gelungen, eine den Geweben im Organismus identische Gewebequalität unter in vitro-Bedingungen zu generieren.

Proposed translations

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as far as we know at this stage/according to currently available information

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Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : I think "currently available information" works well in this context.
9 mins
agree Ellen Zittinger : second phrase
14 mins
agree Terence Ajbro : yes second phrase best
40 mins
agree Dr. Fred Thomson
45 mins
agree Trudy Peters : currently available
50 mins
agree Johanna Timm, PhD
1 hr
agree CMJ_Trans (X) : as far as we know today
10 hrs
agree Steffen Walter
13 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you, Ingrid! Still thinking which one to take. Somehow I like the first option better. This is a text book, and I want it to be readable and not too "teutonic". Thanks to the others as well!"
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based on today's state of knowledge

or: on the strength of today's state of knowledge ...
Peer comment(s):

agree Lucyna Długołęcka
5 mins
agree Meturgan : or: *at today's state of knowledge* __ http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm20000...
31 mins
agree Thomas Bollmann
2 hrs
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+1
9 mins

According to the state of the art,

if you want it a bit more formal, and the German is formalistic
Peer comment(s):

agree John Speese : I would pick this one, if this is a formal text, this is typical "patentese," although the other choices are OK too.
2 hrs
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