Ausfuhrsache

11:08 Sep 25, 2006 

THanks for pointing this out!

22:48 Sep 23, 2006 

*Ausfuhrsache* must be *export matter* not import matter.

21:03 Sep 23, 2006 

Alles ist genauso wie in Original geschrieben - bis auf die Umlaute...die waren alle richtig im Text verwendet.

21:00 Sep 23, 2006 

Mit meiner Kritik am Quelltext meinte ich durchaus nicht die "gelegentlich"-Formulierung (die finde ich recht schön), sondern das "in", das überflüssige Komma, die Umlaute, das "gewidmet".

20:54 Sep 23, 2006 

You are undoubtedly right that this is classic Amtsdeutsch (as are unfortunately for me most of the files!).

Suggestions?


on account of an import matter?

20:48 Sep 23, 2006 

dass der bessere Ausdruck wäre: bei seinem Besuch.

20:48 Sep 23, 2006 

*gelegentlich einer Ausfuhrsache* ist durchaus Amtsdeutsch, wenn auch nicht besonders glücklich gewählt.
Gelegentlich + Genitiv, Beispiel gelegentlich seines Besuches (Amtssprache laut Rechtschreib-Duden). Der Duden selbst bestätigt aber, dass der

19:43 Sep 23, 2006 

That is my sense too. It is from an extensive series of documents and the implication is the man wishes to pay for the painting's return even though no money appears to have been exchanged for it in the first place.

The mother did not paint without a doubt - it is a famous painting!

19:40 Sep 23, 2006 

What the author probably means instead is "stiften", and then this would imply that no payment has taken place.

19:39 Sep 23, 2006 

Yes, Simon, the text is just as ambiguous in German. As to your question about "widmen": This is one of the deficiencies of the text. "Widmen" would mean that the mother has painted the picture personally and then dedicated it to the gallery.

19:33 Sep 23, 2006 

There are no details to add. The man wishes to buy back a painting which his mother gave to a gallery (does gewidmet imply that no money exchanged hands?) but other than being for reasons of export or as a result of an export matter/deal, there is no more information. It sounds like the German is just as ambiguous as the English direct translation sounds.

19:30 Sep 23, 2006 

on the occasion of an export deal??? Would help to know what went on, who it is, etc.

18:46 Sep 23, 2006 

, no, punctuation (!) mistakes, and is grammatically incorrect. So you might want to keep your translation general. I think you can go with "matter of export".

18:44 Sep 23, 2006 

Well, "Ausfuhrsache" doesn't explain much in German either: The reason that the mother has given away the picture has something to do with export.
OTOH, the text is of an extremely poor quality (a quick glance reveals a lot of spelling and puncutation..

18:35 Sep 23, 2006 

That is exactly how it is typed in the text - but that doesn't mean it is correct!

18:33 Sep 23, 2006 

..eine Ausfuhrsache (= subject to export or exchange) instead of eine"r" Ausfuhrsache? ist das der genaue Textauszug?