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German term or phrase: kommen

English translation: to be directed to






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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology)
German term or phrase: kommen
Ich bin bei einer IT-Übersetzung, in der es ständig heißt:

Klickt der Kunde auf XX, so **kommt** er auf die Seite YY.

Übersetzt man das mit comes to? Oder get?
Monika Leit
Germany
English translation:to be directed to
Explanation:
You will be directed to a Google Mirror (mirror) in 5 seconds... http://www.
alltooflat.com/geeky/elgoog/m/index.cgi · http://elgoog.rb-hosting.de/index.cgi ...
www.alltooflat.com/geeky/elgoog/
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Note from asker to answerer
Vielen Dank.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9to be directed to
Johanna Timm, PhD
4 +1display
milinad
4 +1take
Brie Vernier
3to be shownBirgit Schulz


  

Answers

4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
to be directed to


Explanation:
You will be directed to a Google Mirror (mirror) in 5 seconds... http://www.
alltooflat.com/geeky/elgoog/m/index.cgi · http://elgoog.rb-hosting.de/index.cgi ...
www.alltooflat.com/geeky/elgoog/

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
Note from asker to answerer
Vielen Dank.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Marcus Malabad: yes, definitely (http://www.alltheweb.com/help/faqs/results_page)
15 mins

agree Bianca AH: This is the best term
41 mins

agree MandyT
54 mins

agree BrigitteHilgner: Sounds better than "to get to page..."
1 hr

agree Stephen Sadie
1 hr

agree Carolyn Brice
1 hr

agree Emilie: That's it!
1 hr

agree Katrin Suchan
1 hr

agree xxxIanW
2 hrs

agree Steffen Walter
2 hrs

disagree milinad: Directed to is used specifically for web pages. other wise display is used. in any case display can be used for web also
3 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to be shown


Explanation:
If the client clicks on xx, the page yy is shown.

Birgit Schulz
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
display


Explanation:
click on "xx" would display the page

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Note added at 2 hrs 56 mins (2005-09-21 08:37:50 GMT)
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In case clicking initiates another functionality then you can say 'invokes'

milinad
India
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ursula-M: I would also say "display". But I would translate "customer" with "user": "When the user clicks XX, page YY displays."
9 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
take


Explanation:
Is what I would say ... Seems odd to me that they speak of the "Kunde" in the third person here.

Clicking on xx will take (you/the customer) to yy.

See e.g.

Using Navigation Buttons - You will notice seven buttons to the right of the headlines area and three buttons below the headlines. Clicking on one of the buttons to the right of the headlines will take you to that area on southwest.com. Clicking on southwest.com will take you directly to southwest.com. Clicking on Rapid Rewards will take you to the Rapid Rewards Online Login on southwest.com. Clicking on Refer a Friend will launch a dialog box with information on how to send your friends a link to download their own copy of the DING! application. The ten buttons are:

http://www.southwest.com/ding/help.html

Brie Vernier
Germany
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Trudy Peters
7 hrs
  -> : ) Thanks, Trudy
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