Zahlendreher

English translation: mixup of numbers

04:31 Aug 4, 2000

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial

German term or phrase: Zahlendreher

This terms crops up in a document about payment of invoices. The invoices have been underpaid because of a difference in the exchange rate and there has been a "Zahlendreher".

Julie

English translation:mixup of numbers

Explanation:
A Zahlendreher is when you indicate 5078 instead of 5780, i.e. the numbers have been mixed up somehow. Maybe it's better just to say wrong number.
Hope this helps,
Michael

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Michael Scheidler
Local time: 19:34

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mixup of numbers

Michael Scheidler

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Beth Kantus

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mixup of numbers

Explanation:
A Zahlendreher is when you indicate 5078 instead of 5780, i.e. the numbers have been mixed up somehow. Maybe it's better just to say wrong number.
Hope this helps,
Michael

Michael Scheidler
Local time: 19:34
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 231

2 hrs

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Explanation:
Mickey is right. just for your information: this is referred to as "transposing numbers."

Beth Kantus
United States
Local time: 13:34
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 924

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