Sep 5, 2005 17:15
18 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Experienced journalist and marketing pro
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Alles klar!
German to English
Marketing
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
humorous code of conduct
This is from a humorous code of conduct instructing technicians what to do/not do to their equipment. At the end, if they have avoided destroying the equipment or being assigned blame, then the message is: "Alles klar!"
Again, I need a somewhat funny UK equivalent.
Again, I need a somewhat funny UK equivalent.
Proposed translations
(English)
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Sep 6, 2005 03:14: Marcus Malabad changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
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Mission accomplished!
I would say "mission accomplished!" here - there's a touch of Mission Impossible about it as well, which adds a little irony.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Had to go with this one. Beats the original, I have to say. Thanks everyone!"
19 mins
Got it!
what comes to mind
58 mins
Brie Vernier
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Bridging the language gap since 1995
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US)
Works in: German to English
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36
Score!
Though that may be too American ...
2 hrs
Tjasa Kuerpick
Slovenia
Slovenia
Native in German
Slovenia
Technical Translator/German/Slovene/Engl
Native in: Slovenian 
, German (Variants: Germany, Austrian)
Works in: Slovenian to German, German to Slovenian, English to Slovenian, and 6 more.
Got that!
I have seen these lately in a bilingual prospect.
2 hrs
Made it!
In the sense of having completed the task without any mishaps - always a pleasant feeling.
I was thinking of `Time for a drink/beer´ - but this could be taken both ways, for success and failure, and, additionally, just might cause some umbrage amongst the TTs and other puritanical parties.
I was thinking of `Time for a drink/beer´ - but this could be taken both ways, for success and failure, and, additionally, just might cause some umbrage amongst the TTs and other puritanical parties.
10 mins
Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Netherlands
Netherlands
Communicate technology with passion
Native in: Dutch 
Works in: German to Dutch, English to Dutch
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4
10 - 4 (ten four)
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Note added at 3 hrs 39 mins (2005-09-05 20:55:05 GMT)
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@Ian: (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=ten) Ten-four "I understand, message received," is attested in popular jargon from 1962, from use in CB and police radio 10-code (in use in U.S. by 1950).
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Note added at 3 hrs 39 mins (2005-09-05 20:55:05 GMT)
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@Ian: (http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=ten) Ten-four "I understand, message received," is attested in popular jargon from 1962, from use in CB and police radio 10-code (in use in U.S. by 1950).
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IanW (X)
: What does this mean exactly, Harry?
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Result! or Reeesult!
The response to a successful outcome as stated in the link below. The second link gives an example of usage courtesy of one Mr/Mrs/Miss (??) "Monkeybum". ;)
HTH
Sara.
HTH
Sara.
Reference:
18 hrs
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
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72
Well done!
as funny as the German IMO
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