when supplies are exhausted

English translation: we will stop shipping this product once our current supply runs out

11:45 May 25, 2003

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general) / commerce

English term or phrase: when supplies are exhausted

This item has been discontinued and shipping will stop when supplies are exhausted.

Does this sound good? Is there a better way tro express this idea?

thanks in advance

verbis KudoZ activity Questions: 1052 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 4110
Local time: 18:42

Selected answer:we will stop shipping this product once our current supply runs out

Explanation:
The awkward part is:
"shipping will stop"
as if the company/personnel are not in control of the shipping.

would sound better if subject of sentence is we /our company

and we will no longer be offering it once our current supply runs out

Selected response from:

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 10:42

Grading comment

thanks a million to all of you, quite helpful indeed

ciao
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED

5 +6

The sentence is correct.

Fuad Yahya

5 +2

when supplies have run out

Terry Burgess

5 +2

when the item is out of stock

Alaa Zeineldine

4 +2

sounds fine

Edith Kelly

4 +2

we will stop shipping this product once our current supply runs out

RHELLER

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

The sentence is correct.

Explanation:
I would break it into two sentences:

This item has been discontinued. We will no longer ship this itme when supplies run out.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-05-25 11:50:35 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

or \"when supplies have run out.\"

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-05-25 22:35:32 (GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

Typo correction: item, not itme.

Fuad Yahya
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English
PRO pts in category: 14

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

when supplies have run out

Explanation:
Another way to say the same thing.
Luck!
terry

NN

Terry Burgess
Mexico
Local time: 10:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

sounds fine

Explanation:
you could also say: when supplies have run out

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 18:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 11

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

when the item is out of stock

Explanation:
The original phrase works, but you can also say "when the item is out of stock", "when supplies run out", or "when the item is sold out".

Alaa

Alaa Zeineldine
Egypt
Local time: 18:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Arabic,

English

57 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

we will stop shipping this product once our current supply runs out

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 10:42
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 71

Grading comment

thanks a million to all of you, quite helpful indeed

ciao

Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:

ProZ.com term search

Search millions of term translations