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Kenntnisnahme

English translation: Would you please note this information

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German term or phrase:Wir bitten um Kenntnisnahme
English translation:Would you please note this information
Entered by: Katy62

06:17 Jul 6, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Kenntnisnahme
"Wir bitten um Kenntnisnahme."

Kann man diese Floskel irgendwie ins Business English übersetzen?

Danke für eure Hilfe.
Katy62
Local time: 19:50
Would you please note this information
Explanation:
Kindly note this information/these dates/this change (depending on what you are supposed to note)
Selected response from:

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 19:50
Grading comment
Thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4Would you please note this information
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +2For your attention
Melanie Nassar
5Please note the following.
Alexander Onishko
5Please take due note of the above.
Ingrid Blank
4Please take note!
Derek Gill Franßen
3FYI - For your information
Nancy Arrowsmith


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Would you please note this information


Explanation:
Kindly note this information/these dates/this change (depending on what you are supposed to note)

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 19:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Textklick
31 mins
agree  Sabine Griebler
1 hr
agree  Regina Seelos (X)
2 hrs
agree  Eva Blanar
4 hrs
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
For your attention


Explanation:
another possibility

Melanie Nassar
United States
Local time: 20:50
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cologne
5 hrs
agree  Susanne Rindlisbacher
16 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Please note the following.


Explanation:
google - "Please note the following." - 194,000

see http://www.google.com.ua/search?hl=ru&ie=UTF-8&q="please not...

====
06/07/04 Manhattan CO Unit: Folder Review Update June 4, 2004 Please note the following
changes and/or clarifications to take effect Monday, June 7, 2004: The ...
www.nyc.gov/html/dob/pdf/folder_update.pdf
=====
Please note the following when applying for a Road Opening Licence APPLICATION FOR
LICENCE FOR OPENINGS TO ROADS, FOOTWAYS AND VERGES WEXFORD COUNTY COUNCIL ...
www.wexford.ie/Roads/attachments/RoadOpeningLicAppl.pdf
=====
AOL Users Please note the following so that you can see the images ...
AOL Users Please note the following so that you can see the graphics
and images as intended. Due to AOLs use of compressed graphics ...
www.iconographics.net/importantgraphicsinfo2.htm

Alexander Onishko
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Textklick: In a letter, it would refer to "the above" rather than "the following"
3 mins
neutral  Eva Blanar: this sounds a bit rude to me: this is just a Germanism, a polite expression to say that "this was it".
4 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Please take note!


Explanation:
It's similar to (but not quite the same as) the other suggestions.

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Note added at 45 mins (2004-07-06 07:03:42 GMT)
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FYI - If it\'s internal, you could write \"FYI\".

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 19:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Please take due note of the above.


Explanation:
another version

Ingrid Blank
PRO pts in category: 19
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
FYI - For your information


Explanation:
This is the usual way of saying it in US English, although it is pretty neutral, and you may want to make it more emphatic by adding
"- please note" or something similar.

Nancy Arrowsmith
Local time: 11:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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