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Tech/Engineering - IT (Information Technology) | | German term or phrase: völlig überfordert | KONTEXT: ,,Die in Abbildung 2 gezeigte Struktur mit allen Daten einer Meldung schlägt sich im Layout der ausgelieferten Meldungsart nieder (siehe Abbildung 5). Diese Meldungsart besteht aus acht Registerkarten, wobei einzelne Registerkarten noch Unterregisterkarten besitzen. Auf jeder Registerkarte finden Sie Feldgruppen. Mit einem solchen Bildschirmlayout ist jedoch z. B. ein Produktionsmitarbeiter, der lediglich einen Schaden melden möchte, völlig überfordert.''
Basically, the text is saying that a production employee doesn't need all the tabs and subtabs on this particular screen because s/he only wants to report damage. Could I use "too detailed" as the translation for "völlig überfordert"? E.g. this type of screen layout would be too detailed, for a production employee, for example,...? |
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| | overly (or) unnecessarily complex | Explanation:
This alternative does not put into question the employee's ability to carry out a complex task; it almost places him/her above it.
"The screen setup is overly/unnecessarily complex for a production worker simply needing to report damage."
Another option could even be "too time consuming" -- placing the focus on the value of the employee's time.
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 LP Schumacher
United States
Local time: 09:08
| Grading comment Many thanks to everyone who contributed. I've decided to go with this suggestion because it avoids the use of "overwhelming", which I am not keen on using, and still conveys the meaning of the German. Danke. :-)
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1 complicated and confusing
Explanation:
I'd rephrase it to say something like:
"This type of screen layout is much too complicated and confusing for a production employee who..."
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