Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
im zweiten Hauptamt
English translation:
serving concurrently as... (a judge...)
Added to glossary by
Charlesp
Feb 21, 2005 15:01
19 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Published academic translator DE-EN (GB)
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
im zweiten Hauptamt
German to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
job designation
From a German CV: the person is a university professor of law and a "Richter am Oberlandesgericht im zweiten Hauptamt".
Could I translate this with something like "concurrently", or is there a standard way of wording it? Any pointers much appreciated.
Could I translate this with something like "concurrently", or is there a standard way of wording it? Any pointers much appreciated.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | "serving concurrently as a judge in the..." |
Charlesp
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| 3 | second main position |
bookworm
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| 2 | as second civil service position |
Derek Gill Franßen
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Proposed translations
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"serving concurrently as a judge in the..."
As for your question, "concurrently" is fine. But you could say "serving concurrently as a judge in the..."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for all your help, especially the CV, Derek, however unnatural-sounding ;-) In my context Charles' suggestion was a good solution"
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Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
German Attorney & University Lecturer
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
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as second civil service position
... doesn't actually sound that natural to me, though that is what it means (cf. the CV of this judge in English and German: http://www.uni-regensburg.de/Fakultaeten/Jura/manssen/ProfMa...
;-)
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-02-21 15:10:56 GMT)
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Perhaps you could put it like this: \"...university professor of law and in a second civil service position as judge...\". :-)
;-)
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Note added at 9 mins (2005-02-21 15:10:56 GMT)
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Perhaps you could put it like this: \"...university professor of law and in a second civil service position as judge...\". :-)
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second main position
you could also say concurrently
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