15:31 Aug 27, 2001 |
German to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Dan McCrosky (X) Local time: 13:02 | ||||||
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na +1 | night deposit cash box |
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na +1 | night-safe box |
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na | strongbox or cashbox |
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na | night-deposit cash box or night-safe cash box |
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strongbox or cashbox Explanation: Stongbox is one word. Langenscheidt Muret-Sanders |
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night deposit cash box Explanation: Again we are trying to translate something that does not exist as such everywhere in the world. A "Geldbombe" is only a small metal cashbox used by German retailers to make nightly cash deposits into a bank night deposit box/safe after the close of business for both the bank and the retailer. It would probably be better to use a somewhat longer but more explanatory translation because in many English language countries, a cloth bag or leather pouch is used for this purpose. "night deposit cash box" might be good. HTH Dan |
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night-safe box Explanation: Dan's explanation is perfect. The term that is given by the Oxford Duden is a little shorter and says the same thing. HTH |
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night-deposit cash box or night-safe cash box Explanation: I looked in five or six dictionaries with no luck at all. Oxford Duden is about the only one I didn't try. I'm not so wild about the term "night-safe box" without more explanation though because it could be confused with the box or safe itself in the outer wall of the bank. Everyone knows what a cash box (two words is how NODE – The New Oxford Dictionary of English writes the term) is, so by using "night-deposit" or "night-safe" as modifiers (maybe with hyphens for clarity about what modifies what) in front of "cash box", you then also inform readers in countries where the bag or pouch is used how the thorough Germans do it. Dan |
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