Questions tagged [translation]
This tag is for question about determining English equivalents for words or phrases in other languages.
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What do we call the relief person in a shift work (the next shift worker who comes to continue the work)?
I'm translating a sentence from Russian that says that a chromatography room operator failed to inform the next shift worker that he needs to test a further three filters:
Cause of deviation: the ...
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Is there a noun or a noun phrase describing the “let stand” part in “Prepare the solution, let stand for 10 min”?
I'm translating a table of deviations in a biotech manufacturing process. One of the sentences concerns an occurrence in which a solution was found not to conform to prescribed limits.
Protein ...
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If a worker did not follow instructions, what do we call the document he is asked to compose to explain his actions?
If a worker did not follow instructions at work, and this has affected the performance of the company, he/she is often asked to write a kind of an explanatory letter to the management. What do we call ...
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Proper terminology for the edition and version/printing of a book
On the inside of the cover of a typical book you'll find the small print about the book. Stuff like copyright notices, place of print, authors, editors and alike.
Also, you'll find information about ...
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One can only be so unsensible, you know. -> explain please?
One can only be so unsensible, you know.
That line came from an Anime, so it's Japanese to English translation. The original Japanese line is something like "A lack of common sense is allowed only to ...
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Equivalents of Russian perfective/imperfective verbs
Which one of the sentences means "Ne ustanovili pravila", but don't "Ne ustanavlivali pravila"?
They didn't set rules.
or
They didn't have to set rules.
What is the difference? Which one makes ...
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who it is and what it is
I wonder what this is: who it is and what it is.
Does it mean whoever it is and whatever it is?
And I don't understand how this is translated : “With respect to Western ideals and who it is and what ...
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Can exams in university be called “session”? (Similarly to Russian “сессия”)
In Russian, the period of time when students need to pass the exams after a semester are called "sessiya"(сессия), "session". Can the same word "session" be used in English or is it just wrong?
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What is a good, common alternative for the “He is the engine of the group” expression?
In French, to say that someone is the key element of the dynamic of a group, we can use the expression "she/he is the engine of the group" (Elle/Il est le moteur du groupe). This clearly shows that ...
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How to advise someone about the danger of a television failling from his arms
Does the sentence "You drop the television!" express the purpose of advising someone about the danger (of the television falling from his arms) or the fact of not being able to believe that someone ...
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Can you paraphrase “hold all of humankind”?
Writing to the woman who would become his third wife, Hermann Hesse complained: “Life for me now holds almost no pleasures any more, in fact I am living in Hell.” The event that had reduced Hesse to ...
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Do I have to translate “closest companion” to “wife” in this passage?
Writing to the woman who would become his third wife, Hermann Hesse complained: “Life for me now holds almost no pleasures any more, in fact I am living in Hell.” The event that had reduced Hesse to ...
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What does “hold” mean in this passage?
Writing to the woman who would become his third wife, Hermann Hesse complained: “Life for me now holds almost no pleasures any more, in fact I am living in Hell.” The event that had reduced Hesse to ...
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Does the word “would” means “was” here?
Writing to the woman who would become his third wife, Hermann Hesse complained: “Life for me now holds almost no pleasures any more, in fact I am living in Hell.” The event that had reduced Hesse to ...
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Is “orderly existence” in this passage just a common expression?
Writing to the woman who would become his third wife, Hermann Hesse complained: “Life for me now holds almost no pleasures any more, in fact I am living in Hell.” The event that had reduced Hesse to ...
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What the word “moving” has to do with in this paragraph regarding Hesse?
Writing to the woman who would become his third wife, Hermann Hesse complained: “Life for me now holds almost no pleasures any more, in fact I am living in Hell.” The event that had reduced Hesse to ...
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Meaning of the Japanese “Kanteishi” in English
This is linked to my other question there: https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/62852/meaning-of-鑑定士-in-english-or-french
I'm trying to translate the word Japanese word "Kanteishi" in English....
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How do I say that an investment program is set to last until 2025?
I have a sentence in Russian:
Компания в рамках инвестиционной программы до 2025 года продолжает дальнейшее наращивание мощностей и объемов производства.
My translation:
The company is ...
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Translation from Spanish “Cuenta” with “it has” or “It counts”
This is a translation question
From the Spanish:
Cuenta con 14 campos de cultivo en los estados de Michoacán, Baja California Norte y Jalisco.
Which one would be a better translation?
It ...
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What do I call a curve of drug concentration vs. time if the concentration axis is on a log scale?
I have a number of curves of drug concentration vs. time. The time scale, on the horizontal (x) axis, is normal, while the concentration scale is logarithmic (the equidistant notches say 1000 ng/mL, ...
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How to translate “mention bien” and “mention très bien” in English?
I'm applying to universities. I was thinking to translate "mention bien/très bien" by "with honors" but on my transcripts I had both (on different diplomas), so I would like to know if I can ...
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In one word, how can I say that something can be scored?
In my native language, there's a single word that identifies an object as something that can get a score, let's say, from 1 to 10. I tried some translators, and I'm getting "scoring", but doesn't ...
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What is the name of the words group in English which translates into Russian in many words combination?
What is the name of the words group in English which translates into Russian in many words combination? For instance, accomplish (one word) in Russian means "dostigat' sovershenstva" (two words).
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Emphasize 'Only when allowed' in contrast to NOT being allowed
In Dutch I can let the user choose between (a software setting):
Alleen indien NIET toegestaan
Alleen indien WEL toegestaan
for which I think the English translation should be:
Only when NOT ...
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Irregularity allowance?
In The Netherlands it is possible that you get paid extra (above your hourly wage) if you have 'irregular' working hours, e.g. you work at uncommon times, like Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays ...
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Political division: department or departamento?
In some countries of Latinoamerica the political divisions of territory are called "Departamento". Is it correct to translate it as Department? I think it could sound odd.
For example, "Departamento ...
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What does “have all” means? Is it a collocation?
Examples:
We have all said that we advocate effective multilateralism.
The coaches have all necessary documentation for domestic and
international passenger transport.
What is the ...
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English words for female genital parts [closed]
Please note! The following question contains words from what is known as 'adult language'.
I recently read a question in here, regarding swear words from ancient egypt. I did think 'Wow, can you ask ...
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Is the word “news” always singular?
Using Google Translate, I have this translation from Russian to English:
каковы спортивные новости?
what are the sports news?
I know, that the word "news" is uncountable, so it is ...
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Memorizing without understanding
In Russian, we have a couple of verbs that mean “memorize without understanding”. We use them when a student remember some facts just to pass an exam instead of actually trying to comprehend the ...
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“I'm new here and would appreciate your guidance”
I'm a Hong Kong English learner. There's a Chinese phrase usually used when introducing yourself to a new group, that means "I'm new here and would appreciate your guidance." Would it sound strange to ...
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How to correct those doorplates? Need your assistance [closed]
everyone. I am an non-English speaker. My boss ask me to check if there any problems of the translation of those rooms numbers. I have no idea , it seems a little awkward, but I didn't find any ...
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How would you translate the “ehhhhhh” interjection from Spanish to English?
For some reason, spanish speaking people (or at least argentines) when we hesitate before speaking we say "ehhhhh" (you can hear an example of the use here: ehhh) which is something that might be said ...
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What does “I wanna be who I couldn't say I'd ever been” mean?
I was asked to translate a song. I tried to understand the lyrics but I couldn't seem to get it right. The lines are:
(Say Amen, Panic at the Disco)
And every morning when I wake up
I wanna be ...
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When using “speak” in past tense, what is the correct form in this sentence: “nor have I ever spoke/spoken to you”?
I was watching a video where the person used "spoke" in this sentence, but surely "spoken" must be more correct here, right?
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How to tag a motive which is being overused and became boring
I want to say a film band is a very boring motive for a film production company logo because every other production company uses it. Is there a single word for it?
In Czech, we call it "ohraný" which ...
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Can I use 'false' word in this case?
I am translating Russian song to English (it's very hard to save rhymes). And one sentence I am going to translate like below:
Disappear in the darkness and fly to the light.
Be quiet in the ...
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Translation for German word “doch”
So there's this beautiful German word "doch" which is mostly used to contradict a contradiction.
Example:
Ich war heute schon draußen
I already went outside today
Nein warst du nicht
No ...
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Can you say “Our results speak for themselves” if you want to make clear that the results are obvious?
Can you say "Our results speak for themselves" if you want to make clear that the results are obvious?
I want to translate something and I don't know if this phrase is too literally for the English ...
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Translation and structure : something that you used to do that you wish you still did
I want to know the following sentence well :
something that you used to do that you wish you still did
(1)Translation
"something that you used to do => something that you did frequently"
So ...
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Is there a specific word for financial records?
I'm writing a banking software that, using some accounts from a bank, show the records about it. They could be debt records (money leaving account) or credit records (money arriving). Is there a ...
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Company name translation with LTD
I know that Company name should not be translated, but LTD or Ltd. should be translated?
Just for example, Apple Ltd.
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Is “make [smth] up” an unambiguous way to say “put make-up on [smth]”? (Phrasing)
I don't think there's a single word for "to put make-up on", is it?
I'm trying to translate a line from a song, and I'm afraid that the translation will be very ambiguous, because of the many ...
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How can I translate “Cátedra” from Spanish?
In my university there were courses called Cátedra insert-topic-here. The world Cátedra was used in this context following one of the meanings of the word in Spanish, according to the RAE:
f. ...
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Alternative ways for expressing a narrow victory
I am a Czech interpreter working with English. Just recently during a conference a "funny" guy tried to use elaborative Czech idiom with a twist. We often say to win by breast instead of win by a nose....
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Is the sentence “He is known by me” a valid English sentence?
The question is fairly straightforward: is the passive voice of "I know him," which would be "he is known by me," a valid English sentence? I thought I had heard/read it before, but I may be wrong and ...
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To carry the most sway
I am not sure how to understand the expression. I'd be happy if someone can explain or even translate into German.
Except from the book:
The first way is indisputable: of all the social ...
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Is there any phrase for the German “Föhn-Wind” in English?
In the German language there is the word "Föhn" meaning a special type of warm wind where those who are sensitive to weather changes have huge problems, like migraines, etc.
Regardless where I ...
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Can after “the more…the more…” be a noun, not a noun phrase?
Google Translate gives me this sentence:
He himself felt helpless in communicating, as the more he said the wrong way.
It's not "the more wrong it is", it's just plainly "the wrong way". But since ...
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Nuances in expressing how someone joined a tribe
This is about a translation of an old text from German. The passage:
Er ließ sich unter den Stamm aufnehmen. (Stamm = tribe)
When I enter this into gTranslate this is rendered as
He allowed ...
