Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 20, 2006 10:29
18 yrs ago
German term
heute üblich
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Gutachten
aus dem Gutachten über eine Raumluftanlage:
Die *heute übliche* zweite Filterstufe lässt sich an der Anlage nicht realisieren.
Die *heute übliche* zweite Filterstufe lässt sich an der Anlage nicht realisieren.
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Apr 20, 2006 11:20: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Construction / Civil Engineering"
Proposed translations
+6
5 mins
Sabine Odinga
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
state-of-the-art, reliable, inspiring
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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3
Selected
commonly used
that's what I'd use
Peer comment(s):
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Stephen Sadie
: ok, but you missed out the "heute" part!//jein as it's a technical text so i'd stick closer to the original, if marketing i'd agree with you!!
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yes on purpose because it's selfunderstood IMO .. but I mean you can add it if you insist on it.
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Christine Lam
: I like it, no need to necessarily state the "heute" part, commonly covers it IMHO
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thanks Christine that you share my feelings here.
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Wenke Geddert
: no need for "heute" with this rendering
33 mins
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Emilie
36 mins
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Steffen Walter
46 mins
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Nicole Schnell
: I like this one, too.
1 hr
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Michaela Blaha
1 hr
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: my take,too
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Ian M-H (X)
: I have to agree with Stephen that you can't just drop the "heute" and retain the meaning here. The point is that they are common/usual *today*, but weren't when this piece of kit was built.
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "danke"
+3
2 mins
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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218
which is normal these days
which is commonplace nowadays (or any combination of both)
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-04-20 10:32:27 GMT)
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i prefer nowadays
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-04-20 10:32:27 GMT)
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i prefer nowadays
Peer comment(s):
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itla
: Commonplace fits well, or customary ...
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thanks itla
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Ian M-H (X)
: Definitely nothing with "commonplace", or I'll withdraw my vote of agreement, but a reference to "heute" is essential IMO. "The XYZ that would be usual today", perhaps?
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thanks ian
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jccantrell
: customary would be my choice.
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thanks jc
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-1
4 mins
Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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71
state-of-the-art
= modern.
Peer comment(s):
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Stephen Sadie
: sorry but that is "stand der technik"//IMHO modern and state-of the-art are worlds apart, nicole...sorry!
1 min
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In patentese, yes. Here it sounds like this device is too outdated to install the (second filter system?).//Encountered this very term 3 graphs ago, ad text. Writing patentese? No.
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Ian M-H (X)
: post-grading: goes a touch too far IMO, but still closer to the meaning than the answer that's been selected
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Thanks, Ian!
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+1
19 hrs
"In current convention" or "typical of current practice" would be my suggestions
Some combination using "current" and/or "convention"seems right to me; depends on the sentence structure in English of course
Peer comment(s):
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Ian M-H (X)
: "typical of current practice" would do the trick IMO
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