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aussagefaehig

English translation: meaningful

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German term or phrase:aussagefähig
English translation:meaningful
Entered by: Klaus Herrmann

17:50 Aug 19, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / auditing
German term or phrase: aussagefaehig
Used in connection with an audit. Keine aussagefaehigen Angaben in Bezug auf Umsatz, etc.
EMatt
Local time: 08:48
meaningful
Explanation:
... is what often ends up as aussagefähig in my line of work.
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Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 14:48
Grading comment
Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5meaningful
Klaus Herrmann
4 +2reliable
Ingrid Blank
5valid, relevant
Rainer Chatterjee
4significant
NGK
4confident
Jo Mayr
3informative
Ted Wozniak


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
meaningful


Explanation:
... is what often ends up as aussagefähig in my line of work.

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 14:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victor Dewsbery: I usually use "meaningful" as the equivalent of "aussagefähig", too.
27 mins
agree  Trudy Peters
51 mins
agree  astauber
58 mins
agree  Steffen Walter
16 hrs
agree  silfilla: of course
257 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
significant


Explanation:
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NGK
United States
Local time: 07:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Does not state anything about the reliability of the figures.
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The asker has declined this answer
Comment: Does not state anything about the reliability of the figures.

8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
valid, relevant


Explanation:
just an alternative - as I translate valid or relevant data often as "aussagefähige Daten"

Rainer Chatterjee
Local time: 14:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
reliable


Explanation:
another option

Ingrid Blank
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  silvia glatzhofer
11 mins
agree  Dr. Fred Thomson
2 hrs
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
informative


Explanation:
As always, I'd prefer a bit more context but it sounds like something along the lines of "no informative disclosures regarding ..."

Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 07:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 762
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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
confident


Explanation:
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Note added at 9 hrs 3 mins (2004-08-20 02:53:44 GMT)
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wir Deutsche sind eben sehr direkt ;=))

Jo Mayr
Germany
Local time: 14:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Grading comment
That is the result of "aussagefaehigen" figures.
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The asker has declined this answer
Comment: That is the result of "aussagefaehigen" figures.



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