Europäische Union

English translation: European Union

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German term or phrase:	Europäische Union
English translation:	European Union
Entered by:	Wenjer Leuschel (X)

04:06 Oct 3, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Europäische Union

Context:
Die Kosten der Entsorgung musste bisher der letzte Besitzer des Fahzeugs tragen. Das wird sich nun ändern, denn mit der EU-Altauto-Richtlinie nimmt die Europäische Union bei der Entsorgung von Schrottautos die Unternehmen stark in die Pflicht.

Jianming Sun KudoZ activity Questions: 2132 (none open) (13 closed without grading) Answers: 1174
Local time: 07:45

European Union

Explanation:
:O)

But it's not an European Union of labor. It is the European Union of states.

Selected response from:

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 07:45

Grading comment

Thanks! I am sorry for being lazy this time. I did not do my homework before asking so elementary an question. "Honestly speaking", I am not a *German* translator yet. I am learning German. :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +19

European Union

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Discussion entries: 11

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

Please, Jianming, take it easy. We are all learning in every respect, including the correct way of interaction among people. Time and learning heal. Don't take it too hard or personally.

03:19 Oct 5, 2004

Non-ProZ.com

I will never forget the insults I got here, and those haughty and conceited guys.

02:44 Oct 5, 2004

I will never forget the insults I got here, and those haughty and conceited guys. That��s their true attitude towards us, though some of them sometimes pretend to be friendly when they want to use us.

Non-ProZ.com

I should have closed it sooner.

15:25 Oct 4, 2004

In the weeklong holiday here for our National Day, so many friends and things need to be dealt with, but I did not expect I would become a laughing stock here.

Non-ProZ.com

Thanks, Wenjer!

11:00 Oct 4, 2004

Non-ProZ.com

Thanks, Wenjer�I

10:59 Oct 4, 2004

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

Don't worry about that. I know exactly what happened with you. That was why I put my answer with a :O) and the explanation.

09:22 Oct 4, 2004

Non-ProZ.com

Hello!

09:18 Oct 4, 2004

Of caurse, I know what EU stands for and what European Union is. As I said I just forgot to consult dictionaries for �Europ�ische� and if I had found it standing for � European� . I would not have posted such an elementary question. But as I know the �easy� level questions are just for learners, what�s the point for some � educated� person made such a fuss over it? The reason I have posted questions here is of course because there are much fewer German-Chinese translators and I hope got timely help. I don�t feel it difficult for some �educated� gentlemen to understand.
Of course, I appreciated helps I have got at proz.com very much! Thanks!

Wenjer Leuschel (X)

Taiwan

No problem. People will help at KudoZ, whenever they have time to help.

03:09 Oct 4, 2004

Non-ProZ.com

it should be "Fahrzeugs".

04:29 Oct 3, 2004

Non-ProZ.com

Thanks for pointing typo out. Yes, it ishould be Fahrzeugs.

04:29 Oct 3, 2004

Russ	sorry, noch ein "typo": des Fahrzeugs...oder des Fahrzeuges, sicherer-- 04:19 Oct 3, 2004

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +19

Europäische Union

European Union

Explanation:
:O)

But it's not an European Union of labor. It is the European Union of states.

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 07:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks! I am sorry for being lazy this time. I did not do my homework before asking so elementary an question. "Honestly speaking", I am not a *German* translator yet. I am learning German. :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

NGK

52 mins

-> Danke, Norbert.

agree

Edith Kelly: I'm always amazed at the questions some people pose. Any online dico would do.

1 hr

-> Hi Edith, the EU is something unclear to a Chinese mind. It is always the case that things are to be learned and have to be learned. Cheers.

agree

ValtBt

1 hr

-> Thanks.

agree

Kathrin.B

1 hr

-> Thanks.

agree

Siegfried Armbruster: Strat. 12 "Shun shou quian yang"

2 hrs

-> Fine. Are we going to have mutton for dinner?

agree

Sven Petersson

2 hrs

-> Thanks.

agree

lindaellen (X)

2 hrs

-> Thanks.

agree

Mario Marcolin

3 hrs

-> Thanks.

agree

Maria Ferstl

3 hrs

-> Thanks.

agree

Textklick: http://www.proz.com/?sp=mt&mt_term=Europ�ische Union&outside_s...

4 hrs

-> Danke.

agree

Didier Briel

5 hrs

-> Was für eine Freude! Alle Europäer stimmen zu. Da klingt mir Beethoven im Ohr.

agree

RobinB: But what really intrigues me is why somebody in China with evidently little knowledge of German is translating into English a German text about the EU End-of-Life Vehicles Directive!

5 hrs

-> I must explain this. There are fewer translators who do German>Chinese translation than English>Chinese. The asker is probably doing both English>Chinese and German>Chinese and he needs help from translators who do German>English.

agree

msherms: I'll add my agree - 13 is an unlucky number :)

6 hrs

-> How many states do we have in EU?

agree

Anna Bittner

8 hrs

-> Danke.

agree

RNolder (X)

9 hrs

-> Danke.

agree

Nadine80

11 hrs

-> Danke.

agree

Aniello Scognamiglio (X): Honestly speaking, at least a *German* translator should know what the European Union (EU) is. //add: Ich habe nirgendwo gesagt, dass ich alles weiß, aber ein Übersetzer sollte Allgemeinbildung besitzen. Ist wie: Wer kann mir sagen, was Vatikan ist?

12 hrs

-> Danke.// Nicht jeder hat das Glück, alles zu wissen.// Add: Sei nett, Aniello, keiner ist allwissend, außer Gott. Das weiß jeder.

agree

Sabine Tietge

20 hrs

-> Danke.

agree

writeaway: I must also express my amazement about this question.It's not really a question of language and with the EU (and Germany in particular) so actively investing in China,is hard to believe an educated Chinese would be stumped by the term EU in any language

1 day 4 hrs

-> There are always some questions which are obviously common sense but which are unknown to some people. I know the asker well enough to understand why he posted the question without a second thought on the question.

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