Zeit des wissenschaftlichen Sammelns und Beschreibens

English translation: ...the time when we used to / had to collect and describe scientific data belongs to the past...

10:18 Feb 4, 2009

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German term or phrase: Zeit des wissenschaftlichen Sammelns und Beschreibens

Wir Biologen lassen damit die Zeit des wissenschaftlichen
Sammelns und Beschreibens hinter
uns.

CArcher KudoZ activity Questions: 86 (none open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 35 Germany
Local time: 06:38

English translation:...the time when we used to / had to collect and describe scientific data belongs to the past...

Explanation:
"Now for us biologists, the time when we used to / had to collect and descirbe scientific data belongs to the past"

I imagine this is about new methods or new task for biologists where you do not depend on describing and collecting any more, but use other approaches

"used to" or "had to" according to the context

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Note added at 28 Min. (2009-02-04 10:46:55 GMT)
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Habe den Kontext gerade erst gesehen, also habe ich ja in die richtige Richtung vermutet.

Hier passt dann also besser "had to" in den Satz

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Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Local time: 06:38

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...the time when we used to / had to collect and describe scientific data belongs to the past...

Dr. Johanna Schmitt

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We biologists have koved beyond the time when science was about collecting and describing nature

Paul Kachur

Discussion entries: 2

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We biologists have koved beyond the time when science was about collecting and describing nature

Explanation:
Had to rework the whole sentence to get the phrase to fit easier

Paul Kachur
Germany
Local time: 06:38
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peer agreement (net): +6

...the time when we used to / had to collect and describe scientific data belongs to the past...

Dr. Johanna Schmitt
Germany
Local time: 06:38
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German
PRO pts in category: 4

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