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11:04 Jul 20, 2009
English to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance
English term or phrase: subscribe
EVS group insurance plan

certificate of coverage

Coverage has been subscribed on the following basis:
Volunteer's name
Insurance ID number
Date of birth
Address of the sending country
hosting country
Nature of cover: total cover per the rules of the EVS Group Insurance Plan

what do they mean by "subscribe" here?
ZenonStyczyrz
Local time: 03:13
English translation:to take out / contract
Explanation:
We usually say 'to take out an insurance policy' — another rather idiomatic expression, but they both basically mean 'to agree a contract for the provision of insurance cover'.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 03:13
Grading comment
Thank you
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +13to take out / contract
Tony M
5obtainedCharlesp
3 -1to sign one's name/to affix one's signature to a document as a witness or to show consentYasutomo Kanazawa
4 -3subscrito (assinado)
Francisco Lopes
3 -2recordedBdiL


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -2
recorded


Explanation:
subscribed (in context) = recorded

Maurizio

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Note added at 9 mins (2009-07-20 11:13:34 GMT)
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or **activated**

BdiL
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Tony M: Not really either of those meanings here, I'm afraid / Have another coffee, Maurizio ;-)
14 mins
  -> Gee, Tony you are right! I'll kickstart my brain, the battery was down and ignition failed...

disagree  Charlesp: nope
1 day21 hrs
  -> I woke up earlier on Tony M's tip! 1 day 21 hrs?! Is "scandanavian" coffee any good? Methinks not... Dripping pen, overstack of ink?! Probably. Still, zu Befehl, Herr Unteroffizier!
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -3
subscrito (assinado)


Explanation:
Ex: "A escritura definitiva de compra e venda será outorgada pela vendedora aos compradores, somente após quitada a totalidade do preço e SUBSCRITOS os instrumentos que se fizerem necessários para a instituição da edificação no regime de condomínio edilício". at http://www.dicionarioinformal.com.br/definicao.php?palavra=s...

Francisco Lopes
Brazil
Local time: 22:13
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in Creoles & Pidgins (Portuguese-based Other)Creoles & Pidgins (Portuguese-based Other)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yasutomo Kanazawa: An English monolingual question. Why in Portuguese?
2 mins

disagree  Tony M: Wrong language pair!
11 mins

disagree  Charlesp: nope
1 day21 hrs

disagree  airmailrpl: na trave
4 days
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
to sign one's name/to affix one's signature to a document as a witness or to show consent


Explanation:
I think subscribe here means to sign one's name.

The list of items
Coverage has been subscribed on the following basis:
Volunteer's name
Insurance ID number
Date of birth
Address of the sending country
hosting country
Nature of cover: total cover per the rules of the EVS Group Insurance Plan

Coverage has been subscribed on the following basis could be rephrased as "coverage has been signed (and consented to the conditions) and has been made valid on the following basis.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Local time: 10:13
Native speaker of: Native in JapaneseJapanese
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Although taking out insurance does of course involving a signature, this is really the broader, more conceptual meaning of 'taking out an insurance policy'
10 mins
  -> Thanks Tony, for the tip.

disagree  B D Finch: Over-literal. As Tony explains.
2 hrs

neutral  Charlesp: could be
1 day21 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
to take out / contract


Explanation:
We usually say 'to take out an insurance policy' — another rather idiomatic expression, but they both basically mean 'to agree a contract for the provision of insurance cover'.

Tony M
France
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Thank you

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BdiL: :))
8 mins
  -> Grazie, Maurizio!

agree  Stanislaw Czech
9 mins
  -> Thanks, Stanislaw!

agree  KNielsen
47 mins
  -> Thanks, KN!

agree  kmtext
1 hr
  -> Thanks, KMT!

agree  B D Finch
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Barbara!

agree  Samantha Payn
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Samantha!

agree  Demi Ebrite
13 hrs
  -> Thanks, Demi!

agree  Phong Le
14 hrs
  -> Thanks, Phong Le!

agree  · george ·
21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Solarstone!

agree  Anton Baer: As if you need another 'agree'
1 day20 hrs
  -> Thanks, Anton! They're always welcome... :-)

agree  Charlesp: yep
1 day21 hrs
  -> Thanks, Charles!

agree  rhz820319
3 days13 hrs
  -> Thanks, rhz! (sorry, only just seen your comment)

agree  airmailrpl: has been subscribed => contracted..entered into a contractual arrangement
4 days
  -> Thanks, airmail! Absolutely!
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1 day21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
obtained


Explanation:
obtained is the easiest, clearest term.

Of course it means to sign up for, ie to take out an insurance contract, but in simply language, "obtain" is what it means.

Charlesp
Local time: 03:13
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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