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befürworten (need help with phrase)

English translation: endorse/support/recommend

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German term or phrase:befürworten
English translation:endorse/support/recommend
Entered by: davidgreen

19:01 Jun 14, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: befürworten (need help with phrase)
Ok, a couple easy ones for y'all. I just don't know if I understand this phrase right.
It's from a letter of recommendation so I guess I just need to convey the sentiment.

Ein weiterer Einsatz als Praktikant in unserem Unternehmen ist zu befuerworten.

We would fully endorse another student apprenticeship in our company.
davidgreen
We would endorse
Explanation:
a further work placement (of the person in question) in our company
Selected response from:

Renate FitzRoy
Local time: 11:38
Grading comment
Thanks Renate, Kim you're translations were perfect - it was the sentence structure I needed help with. I went with "We would fully support another apprenticeship of Mr. Schmidt in our company." Not poetry but es geht.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4endorse/recommend/support
Kim Metzger
4We would endorse
Renate FitzRoy


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
befürowrten (need help with phrase)
endorse/recommend/support


Explanation:
Endorse is fine.


    Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 04:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 100

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alison Schwitzgebel
0 min
agree  jccantrell: yeah, 'fully' might be too strong.
4 mins
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): recommend
30 mins
neutral  Renate FitzRoy: okay, but the rest of the sentence is incorrect
41 mins
neutral  Ingrid Blank: agree with Renate,it does not refer to another student butto the person to be recommended
3 hrs
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: agree with both 'neutrals' above, but you correctly answered the question which was asked
4 hrs
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
befürowrten (need help with phrase)
We would endorse


Explanation:
a further work placement (of the person in question) in our company

Renate FitzRoy
Local time: 11:38
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks Renate, Kim you're translations were perfect - it was the sentence structure I needed help with. I went with "We would fully support another apprenticeship of Mr. Schmidt in our company." Not poetry but es geht.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Susanne Rindlisbacher: I think you have to say that it would be as a "Paktikant", that is an "intern" or "trainee"
2 hrs
  -> 'work placement' covers that
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