gerne - commonly / often, etc. ( translation glossary) Ethernet networks,IT (Information Technology),Tech/Engineering

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German term or phrase:	gerne
English translation:	commonly / often, etc.
Entered by:	Woodstock

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8:07pm Aug 28, 2006

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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) / Ethernet networks

German term or phrase: gerne

This may seem silly, but I'm debating about how to translate "gerne", if at all, in this sentence:
Ein Web-Proxy (z.B. Squid) wird *gerne* vor ein größeres Netzwerk geschaltet.

"A web proxy is popularly used ..." is one idea, or something like
"Web proxies are frequently/often/commonly...", or ignoring 'gerne' altogether or using it indirectly in a broader sense? I'm sure there'll be some great input from you all. Thanks in advance for the brainstorming.
PS: If possible, active voice is preferable to passive voice. (leo, dict.cc, KudoZ, etc. all had lots of options, but none that quite fit the bill)

Note: I'm pretty sure this is the correct category for the context, but not sure it is appropriate for the term, so pls let me know if it isn't.

Woodstock

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Woodstock: 8:31pm Aug 28, 2006: "Popularly" in this sense - is similar to 'commonly', with an added pinch of "well-likedness" in it, IMO. Perhaps not so appropriate to ethernet networks, though. ;-)

common / commonly

Explanation:
A common method is to put a proxy server ... in front of a large network.

Selected response from:

Victor Dewsbery
Germany

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks everyone! I ended up using *commonly* for this sentence.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +8

often

Thomas Pfann

3 +7

common / commonly

Victor Dewsbery

'it's ok to [verb]', 'it'll work', 'it's fine' 'simply'

Protradit

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9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

gerne (hier)

common / commonly

Explanation:
A common method is to put a proxy server ... in front of a large network.

Victor Dewsbery
Germany
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 22

Note from asker to answerer

Thanks everyone! I ended up using *commonly* for this sentence.

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

gerne (hier) often

Explanation:
Ich würde ganz klar sagen, dass 'gerne', wie es hier verwendet wird, einfach ein Synonym für 'oft' ist. Auf keinen Fall hat es etwas mit 'popularly' zu tun.

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Note added at 13 mins (2006-08-28 20:20:47 GMT)
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Und einfach ignorieren bzw. weglassen würde ich es auch nicht, damit klar wird, dass ein Web-Proxy zwar vor ein größeres Netzwerk geschaltet werden kann, dies aber nicht getan werden muss.

Eine weitere Möglichkeit wäre auch etwas wie: 'It may be useful/a good idea to' oder 'You may want to [schalt a Proxy vor ein größeres Netzwerk]'. I think that would actually reflect the meaning of the 'gerne' pretty well.

Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 3

16 hrs confidence:

'it's ok to [verb]', 'it'll work', 'it's fine' 'simply'

Explanation:
The first 3 options are often used in the same sense in the US with the infinitive of the verb if you want to avoid use of the passive voice. Whenever talking about standard practices, the phrase is often seen that 'it's ok to connect x before y'.

The fourth option here is also used in the same sense but in the passive voice "A Web-Proxy (e.g. Squid) is *simply* connected upstream of [or prior to] a larger network.

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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-08-29 12:19:32 GMT)
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Which one you choose out of all these options really depends on the context and the tone of the full text.

Protradit
United States
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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German: gerne

English translation: commonly / often, etc.