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tangierend (context)

English translation: affected/related plans

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German term or phrase:tangierend
English translation:affected/related plans
Entered by: davidgreen

11:20 Jun 27, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Eisenbahn
German term or phrase: tangierend (context)
1 Projektleitung bei komplexen Planungen
2 Planungsmanagement
3 *Schnittstellenmanagement zu tangierenden Planungen*

I have no idea what to do with this one.

1 Project management in complex designs
2 Planning management
3 Interface management designs to be tangierend
davidgreen
affected/related plans
Explanation:
tangieren v/t. 1. (berühren, betreffen) affect; das tangiert mich nicht that has nothing to do with me;
2. (am Rande betreffen, erwähnen etc.) touch on;
3. Mathematik be tangent to

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thanks, i'd never heard it used this way before. I went with "related".
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affected/related plans


Explanation:
tangieren v/t. 1. (berühren, betreffen) affect; das tangiert mich nicht that has nothing to do with me;
2. (am Rande betreffen, erwähnen etc.) touch on;
3. Mathematik be tangent to

Langenscheidt

Textklick
Local time: 01:08
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 71
Grading comment
thanks, i'd never heard it used this way before. I went with "related".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Moore (X): Affected or perhaps connected
34 mins
agree  Ken Cox: agree with 'related' -- no hierarchy is implied here
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Explanation:
Management of complex engineering projects
Engineering management
Management of interfaces to other engineering "disciplines" or Integration accross all engineering disciplines

I would translate Planung as engineering

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Norbert Hermann
Local time: 01:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 40

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ken Cox: 'Planung' could be 'engineering', but not necessarily (for instance, in an architectural project it certainly wouldn't be). 'Planung' is often equivalent to 'high-level design'.
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