German: Außerstande zu antwortenEnglish translation: unable to answer  KudoZ The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators ... More  |
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Außerstande zu antworten | | English translation: | unable to answer | | Entered by: | Stephen Sadie |
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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) | | German term or phrase: Außerstande zu antworten | Bitte geben Sie einen Grund dafür an, dass Sie die Alarme ausschalten möchten
Ausserstande zu antworten
The alarm in question is a programme alarm to remind someone that they need to make an entry in their medical e-diary. The "ausserstande zu antworten" can be selected as a reply. Translated literally I guess it would be "incapable of replying", but I think that sounds very strange in this kind of context in English. "No specific reason" maybe, or is it too far from the original? Thanks. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseBrigitteHilgner: 11:51am Jun 1, 2005: To provide a proper suggestion, we need to know more: who is the target audience? What kind of people, what type of disease? Why might they want to switch of the alarm? (e.g. Diabetics in a meeting who don't want anyone to know of their disease?) -
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