Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 16, 2006 11:21
18 yrs ago
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German term
abbilden
German to English
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
software documentation
Mit Hilfe dieses Terminals lassen sich abteilungsspezifische Prozesse effizienter und Nutzen steigernd abbilden
The use of abbilden seems strange to me in this sentence
Thanks for sentence suggestions.
The use of abbilden seems strange to me in this sentence
Thanks for sentence suggestions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | to depict |
Stephen Sadie
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| 3 +3 | reflect |
Monika Leit
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| 4 | track |
Colin Newberry
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| 4 | to portray |
Diana Connors
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| 4 | model |
HarryHedgehog
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| 3 | display |
Lori Dendy-Molz
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| 3 | s.u. |
Sandra SAYN (X)
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| 3 | illustrate |
David Hollywood
|
Proposed translations
3 mins
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
92
Selected
to depict
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-05-16 11:26:52 GMT)
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You can use this terminal to depict specific departmental processes more efficiently, thus increasing efficiency (or similar)
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-05-16 11:26:52 GMT)
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You can use this terminal to depict specific departmental processes more efficiently, thus increasing efficiency (or similar)
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Stephen"
+3
3 mins
Monika Leit
Native in German
12 years in finance & accounting
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
reflect
are reflected or can be reflected - eine Möglichkeit
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Orla Shanaghy
: plus shouldn't it be "nutzensteigernd"?
10 mins
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
20 mins
|
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: that would work after Kenneth's explanation
1 day 33 mins
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4 mins
Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Experienced journalist and marketing pro
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
display
yes, it's use is a little funny here, but 'display' or 'show' might work here
4 mins
s.u.
the processes can be shown, can be explained, can be seen etc
5 mins
David Hollywood
Native in English
worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
47
illustrate
not sure but maybe ....
8 mins
Colin Newberry
Native in English
Specializes in field
Perfect, price-right, punctual
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
27
track
In many cases I'd just translate it as "display". Here there's a hint of it being dynamic, so I think "track" is a fair solution.
7 hrs
Diana Connors
Canada
Canada
Native in German
Canada
connors translations
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Spanish to German
to portray
portray - is a nice term, and fits perfectly fine....
8 hrs
model
The system (virtual world) models the business processes (real world). In this case, the terminals help you model the business processes more efficiently.
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