alphabetical order of term definitions Thread poster: Klaus Urban
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Klaus Urban 
Local time: 14:31
Member (2005)
English to German
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I am translating terms and conditions of an accidence insurance. One section is about term definitions in alphabetical order. The translated terms are no longer in alphabetical order, e. g.
English order:
annual salary, claim, coma, company, dependent child
resulting order in German :
Jahresgehalt, Antrag, Koma, Unternehmen, sorgeberechtigtes Kind
Is there a general practice how to treat such a situation, i. e. should I leave it this way or shou... See more I am translating terms and conditions of an accidence insurance. One section is about term definitions in alphabetical order. The translated terms are no longer in alphabetical order, e. g.
English order:
annual salary, claim, coma, company, dependent child
resulting order in German :
Jahresgehalt, Antrag, Koma, Unternehmen, sorgeberechtigtes Kind
Is there a general practice how to treat such a situation, i. e. should I leave it this way or should I bring the German terms in a new alphabetical order or need I contact the client in order to find out how she wants to have it done?
Thank you for your support.
Best regards
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| | | | Vito Smolej
Germany
Local time: 14:31
Member (2004)
English to Slovenian
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SITE LOCALIZER | costs not much to order it both ways | Feb 24, 2008 |
...should I leave it this way or should I bring the German terms in a new alphabetical order or need I contact the client in order to find out how she wants to have it done?
... and surprise the client by offering the extra mileage in the checking mail. My 2c.
Regards
Vito
| | | | | If you would use a table | Feb 24, 2008 |
even simple table in word than at any moment you could arrange this terms in alphabetical order, should it be required.
Kind regards
Stanislaw
| | | | Samuel Murray
Netherlands
Local time: 14:31
Member (2006)
English to Afrikaans
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| I would wait | Feb 24, 2008 |
Klaus Urban wrote:
Is there a general practice how to treat such a situation, i. e. should I leave it this way or should I bring the German terms in a new alphabetical order or need I contact the client in order to find out how she wants to have it done?
I would wait until the document is in the final stage before sorting alphabetically. Just imagine how difficult you'd be making it for the client's proofreader/reviewer to review the translation if the paragraphs are not in the same order.
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patyjs
Mexico
Local time: 06:31
Spanish to English
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| Put them in alphabetical order... | Feb 24, 2008 |
if it is just a list of terms. If the terms also appear as chapter headings, for example, which are also in alphabetical order, as Samuel suggested, then you would have to contact the client.
From my experience the list of term definitions is an aid for the policy holder and being in alphabetical order obviously makes it easier to find what you're looking for. There would be no logic to them appearing in the policy in the same order.
I would put them alphabetically an... See more if it is just a list of terms. If the terms also appear as chapter headings, for example, which are also in alphabetical order, as Samuel suggested, then you would have to contact the client.
From my experience the list of term definitions is an aid for the policy holder and being in alphabetical order obviously makes it easier to find what you're looking for. There would be no logic to them appearing in the policy in the same order.
I would put them alphabetically and include a note to the client.
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| | | | Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 06:31
English to Spanish
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In memoriam | In the final stage... | Feb 24, 2008 |
...I then proceed to put the terms in alphabetical order in the target language. It seems to be the logical way to do things.
| | | | Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 06:31
English to Spanish
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In memoriam
(I forgot this detail)
I will also turn these terms around so the same keyword appears alphabetized in the target as in the source, because the languages I deal with do not use the same word order for nouns and adjectives, for instance when you have terms consisting of more than one word.
| | | | Klaus Urban
Local time: 14:31
Member (2005)
English to German
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TOPIC STARTER | Thank you all for your valuable comments | Feb 24, 2008 |
In essence, I feel obliged to contact the client offering to put the terms in alphabetical order (if required, to "go the extra mile") but only at a further stage after the client has had the opportunity to review the translation.
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