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Durchlaufzeit

English translation: Processing time


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
German term or phrase:Durchlaufzeit
English translation:Processing time
Entered by: Marie Lowrie
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15:29 Jun 1, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Insurance
German term or phrase: Durchlaufzeit
Contract (insurance)
Marie Lowrie
Local time: 09:32
processing time/interval/period
Explanation:
I guess it is about the period required to process an application or similar´document, although a whole sentence would help to clarify, indeed.
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Steffen Pollex
Local time: 10:32
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3processing time/interval/periodSteffen Pollex
5length of a/the run
Сергей Лузан
2 +1lead timeEdithK
1period of coverageMary Wilburn


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lead time


Explanation:
throughput time

in the absence of more context.

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Note added at 2003-06-01 15:35:46 (GMT)
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maybe also
processing time
as you are talking about insurance

EdithK
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 83

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ron Stelter: processing time (I think)
10 mins
  -> Thanks Ron, after having read the other question by asker, processing time might do finely here.
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
processing time/interval/period


Explanation:
I guess it is about the period required to process an application or similar´document, although a whole sentence would help to clarify, indeed.

Steffen Pollex
Local time: 10:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EllenEZBless
26 mins

agree  Olaf
6 hrs

agree  JózsefÁrpád Bende
21 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
length of a/the run


Explanation:
Good luck & best wishes, Marielowri!
Re.: 4. Collins German Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470406-1


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Note added at 2003-06-01 18:43:04 (GMT)
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(Datenverarbeitung) laut Re.

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 12:32
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Cilian O'Tuama: wow - more confident than the native speakers, tell us your secret
4 hrs
  -> Gladly, Cilian O'Tuama! Re.: Collins (Datenverarbeitung) laut Re. (for this particular case - IT, of course)
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
period of coverage


Explanation:
Given so little context, I am hazarding (no pun intended) an insurance-inspired guess.

Mary Wilburn
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
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Changes made by editors
Nov 8, 2009 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Field (specific)(none) => Insurance


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