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English translation: commences at midnight on..... and ends at midnight on...


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German term or phrase:00.00 Uhr/24:00 Uhr
English translation:commences at midnight on..... and ends at midnight on...
Entered by: Spud Murphy
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12:58 May 13, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
German term or phrase: 00.00 Uhr/24:00 Uhr
Die Lieferung beginnt am 01.07.2009 um 00.00 Uhr und endet entsprechend der vorstehend genannten Vertragslaufzeit, d.h. zunächst am 31.12.2012 um 24:00 Uhr.

The meaning here is easy, but how can I word this so it is clear that we are talking about the very beginning of 01.07 to the very end of 31.12? I don't think we would use the 24-hour clock like this, rather "midnight", but then it is ambiguous...
Kathryn McFarland
commences at midnight on..... and ends at midnight on...
Explanation:
If one writes an agreement in English one would not use a 24 hour clock, normally we only use the 24 hour clock for timetables, airports etc.
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Spud Murphy
Germany
Local time: 18:24
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4commences at midnight on..... and ends at midnight on...
Spud Murphy
4 +30.00 (on date) to 24.00 (on date)David Moore
4commences at 0.00 a.m. to midnight onEdithK
4... from 00:00 AM Hours ... to ... 12:00 PM Hours ...Wolf Kux
400:00 hours/24:00 hourscasper
200 a.m. / 12 p.m.
Astrid Cruse
Summary of reference entries provided
00:00 hrs....?
Erich Friese
0:00 am
efreitag
WanduhrenJohn Cooper

Discussion entries: 3





  

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commences at 0.00 a.m. to midnight on


Explanation:
or to 24.00 p.m.

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/german_to_english/insurance/168385...

EdithK
Local time: 18:24
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 299
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
... from 00:00 AM Hours ... to ... 12:00 PM Hours ...


Explanation:
HTH

Wolf Kux
Brazil
Local time: 15:24
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
00 a.m. / 12 p.m.


Explanation:
I am not sure, though, if you can really use 00 a.m. - but maybe this will help you to find the correct answer?

Astrid Cruse
Local time: 18:24
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Native speaker of: German
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
0.00 (on date) to 24.00 (on date)


Explanation:
A convention in railway circles is that a train departing at midnight departs at 0.00 in the timetable, that being the beginning of the day in question - here, July 1st. By extension, the train ARRIVING at midnight arrives at 24.00. This seems so logical to me that it is what I have always used, and it has so far been accepted. IMO, it is not necessary to use the "hours" at all - that it it "hours" is self-evident.

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Note added at 20 mins (2009-05-13 13:19:33 GMT)
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"that it IS hours..." - sorry!

David Moore
Local time: 18:24
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young
1 hr
agree  xxxPeter Manda: European convention
3 hrs
agree  Stephen Gobin: Don't they also say "zero hundred hours" on R4's shipping forecast for 0.00 ;-)
4 hrs
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
commences at midnight on..... and ends at midnight on...


Explanation:
If one writes an agreement in English one would not use a 24 hour clock, normally we only use the 24 hour clock for timetables, airports etc.

Spud Murphy
Germany
Local time: 18:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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Notes to answerer
Asker: I like the use of midnight too, but then midnight of 01.07 means the end of the day for me, so do you think I would have to put midnight 30.06?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxPeter Manda: American convention
3 hrs
  -> Thank you Peter, this one seems to be getting interesting.
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Harald, lots of interesting interpretations on this one.
agree  Astrid Elke Johnson: Yes, midnight on 30th June.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Astrid, maybe I`m old fashioned but the 24 hour clock was used by the military before, 1600 hours etc, but as said I`m old.
agree  robin25
1 day16 hrs
  -> Thanks, robin25,this one caused a lot of discussion.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
00:00 hours/24:00 hours


Explanation:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/24-hour_clock

casper
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Reference comments


23 mins
Reference: 00:00 hrs....?

Reference information:
....normally contracts (e.g. insurance) of this nature commence at 00:01 hrs on (date) and end at 24:00 hrs on (date)....I would check with the client....uef

Erich Friese
Australia
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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1 hr
Reference: 0:00 am

Reference information:
0:00 am seems to be used in English as well, at least in a source quoted in this discussion:

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english_to_german/law:_contracts/2...

efreitag
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
neutral  AbdulRahiem Dubelaar: In American English I only ever see 12 a.m. for 0:00 hours and 12 p.m. for 12:00 hours.
2 hrs
  -> I'm just pointing to a case where it has been used in English, I'm not saying it's correct.
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544 days
Reference: Wanduhren

Reference information:
Bei Reisen in andere Länder, weiß, dass es nicht nur andere Sitten, aber auch andere Zeitzonen.
Wer die Zeit den Überblick zu behalten und halten neben der Zeit und die Zeit zu Hause in Aussicht,
das Gericht sollte eine Weltzeituhr, die auch für Wanduhren verwenden.
Besonders die Uhren von Jacob Jensen international bestechen und interkulturell mit ihrer Ästhetik und Funktionalität. Weltzeituhren von Jacob Jensen,
die gleichen in unserem Shop, wie die Modewelt Zeit Wecker aus Nextime. Mit dem Takt des niederländischen Herstellers
in Reisestress Ihrer Projekte zu halten.
Sehen Sie mehr an http://www.elart.de/

Example sentence(s):
    Reference: http://www.elart.de/
John Cooper
United States
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