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English translation: to hold a meeting, to be in session


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German term or phrase:tagen
English translation:to hold a meeting, to be in session
Entered by: casper
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06:53 Jul 18, 2011
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / life assurance
German term or phrase: tagt
Annahmeausschuss tagt
Beschreibung/Definition: Sitzung des Annahmeausschusses zur Entscheidung über die zu verwendenden Annahmen
Lorna O'Donoghue
Local time: 09:32
meets
Explanation:
tagen = to meet
http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/tagen

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Note added at 9 mins (2011-07-18 07:03:20 GMT)
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Also:
tagen = to hold a meeting, to be in session
http://www.dict.cc/?s=tagen

See what fits best in your larger context. Good luck with your translation :)
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casper
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Many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
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Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
meets


Explanation:
tagen = to meet
http://dictionary.reverso.net/german-english/tagen

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Note added at 9 mins (2011-07-18 07:03:20 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Also:
tagen = to hold a meeting, to be in session
http://www.dict.cc/?s=tagen

See what fits best in your larger context. Good luck with your translation :)

casper
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Grading comment
Many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramey Rieger: is in session, a bit more formal
29 mins
  -> Certainly. Thanks, Ramey Rieger
agree  Nicole Schnell
35 mins
  -> Thank you, Nicole Schnell
agree  Steffen Walter
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Steffen Walter
agree  jccantrell
7 hrs
agree  Horst Huber: "Meets", "is meeting", all of the above.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Horst Huber
agree  Andrew Swift: http://www.poetryconnection.net/poets/Philip_Larkin/2737 // My claim to fame: A friend of mine was hauled before PL and had to pay a fine when the poet's day job was librarian at Hull University.
1 day17 hrs
  -> A week has only seven days, six of which the Toad soils: http://plagiarist.com/poetry/4885 (And btw, Larkins' mention of "long coats" in 'Days' reminds me of the "fools in old-style hats and coats" here: http://www.artofeurope.com/larkin/lar2.htm )
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Changes made by editors
Jul 29, 2011 - Changes made by casper:
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Jul 18, 2011 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO


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