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Telefon-Warteschleife

English translation: on-hold loop

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German term or phrase:Warteschleife (Telefon)
English translation:on-hold loop
Entered by: Ruth Wiedekind

14:20 Jun 27, 2004
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German term or phrase: Telefon-Warteschleife
Kontext (Aufzählung): Telefon-Warteschleife mit Qualitätsmotto

-> d.h. es ist hier der Text gemeint, nicht die Tatsache "to be put on hold" or "in the queue"
Ruth Wiedekind
Germany
Local time: 16:38
on hold loop
Explanation:
;)

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-06-27 14:31:22 GMT)
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Often \"on-hold loop\"

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-06-27 14:33:14 GMT)
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Also \"on-hold music/message/etc.\"
Selected response from:

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 16:38
Grading comment
Thank you!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3on-hold message
dilberlin
4 +3on hold loop
Derek Gill Franßen
4holding loop
David Moore (X)


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
holding loop


Explanation:
is what I think I'd call it; hence "holding-loop text", or similar

David Moore (X)
Local time: 16:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
on-hold message


Explanation:
I think "on-hold message" would work pretty well here

dilberlin
Local time: 16:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarastro
37 mins
agree  Trudy Peters
3 hrs
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
on hold loop


Explanation:
;)

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Note added at 10 mins (2004-06-27 14:31:22 GMT)
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Often \"on-hold loop\"

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Note added at 12 mins (2004-06-27 14:33:14 GMT)
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Also \"on-hold music/message/etc.\"

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 16:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thank you!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): How about on-hold loop? :o)
1 min
  -> Yes, we were adding notes at the same time.
agree  redfox
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs
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