German term
Ang. konnten bez. einer Obd. nicht befragt werden
| 3 | immediate family |
Chris Pr
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| 3 +6 | relatives |
David Hollywood
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| 4 +1 | Next of kin |
Klaus Beyer
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| 3 +1 | (the) accused |
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Proposed translations
immediate family
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Note added at 2 hrs (2020-06-04 13:00:04 GMT)
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Interesting note, but how would bystanders and post-mortem correlate with one another here...?
The only thing I can imagine is that Obd. does not mean Obduktion...?
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'Immediate family were not available to discuss post-mortem', is exactly what I thought apropos Ang. and Obd., and also why I thought 'relatives' didn't quite do it for me...
My second thought, in discussion, was 'could not be reached beforehand', although that remains open to the larger context...
| Thanks Chris, although I think looking at the context it is more likely to be 'bystanders' |
| Yes, I know, but it would work, given the context I originally did not think Obduktion referred to post-mortem though. |
| I am thinking now it could be 'Immediate family were not available to discuss post-mortem' |
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
relatives
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could also be "bystanders"
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Note added at 6 mins (2020-06-04 10:38:59 GMT)
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you will know from your context
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Note added at 7 mins (2020-06-04 10:39:56 GMT)
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could be "Angewesene"
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I assume "Obd" = "Obduktion" = "autopsy" = postmortem
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check your context and you'll know
| Thank you all - I feel 'bystanders could not be reached' would be the best translation for the context, but I am still not clear about "Obd" since if I assume it is "Obduktion" - postmortem, then how does it fit? |
| Thank you |
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John Owen
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thanks John
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Ramey Rieger (X)
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thanks Ramey
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Thomas Pfann
: Yes, could be "Angehörige konnten bezüglich einer Obduktion nicht befragt werden", if it fits the context. (Not 'Angewesene', though – that's not a word.) ;-)
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ok "Anwesende" und hast schon recht... schlapp nach 20 Jahren in Argentinien
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Adrian MM.
: next-of-kin
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too and thanks Adrian
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: makes sense, because a post-mortem often requires the next-of kin's consent:https://www.aerzteblatt.de/archiv/32775/Obduktionen-Unsicher...
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thanks Johanna
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Susanne Schiewe
3 days 21 hrs
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United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
Native in: English (Variant: Wessexois) 
Works in: French to English, English, English to French
(the) accused
Equally possible. We would need to look at the rest of the document for clues
| Definitely possible, but I discounted this due to the context |
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Cilian O'Tuama
: Maybe somewhat unlikely, but indeed possible. And Obd could even be 'Obdachlosen'. Could be construed to make sense.
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Björn Vrooman
: I can only confirm what they say at https://abkuerzungen.woxikon.de/abkuerzung/ang.php Angeklagter is usually shortened to Angekl., not Ang. This would be quite confusing, actually.
1 day 21 hrs
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United States
Picking up where others leave off
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
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