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Untersetzung

English translation: support

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German term or phrase:Untersetzung
English translation:support
Entered by: Armin Prediger

07:26 Jul 4, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Manufacturing / Qualitätsmanagement-Handbuch
German term or phrase: Untersetzung
"Die mitgeltenden Unterlagen beschreiben Abläufe und Zuständigkeiten, wo dies als Untersetzung der Regelungen im QM -Handbuch bzw. der jeweils höheren Dokumentations-ebene für erforderlich erachtet wird."

The usual translation of Untersetzung as "reduction" doesn't seem to apply here. Am I missing something, or is there another word I could use for "Untersetzung"?

Thanks in advance for any pointers.
Armin Prediger
Ireland
Local time: 08:53
support
Explanation:
wo dies als Untersetzung der Regelungen im QM-Handbuch ... für erforderlich erachtet wird -> whenever considered necessary to ***support*** the rules documented/set forth in the QM manual or ...

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-07-04 07:36:55 GMT)
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"Regelungen" could perhaps also be expressed more broadly as "rules and procedures".
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 09:53
Grading comment
Thank you, Steffen!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +2support
Steffen Walter


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
support


Explanation:
wo dies als Untersetzung der Regelungen im QM-Handbuch ... für erforderlich erachtet wird -> whenever considered necessary to ***support*** the rules documented/set forth in the QM manual or ...

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-07-04 07:36:55 GMT)
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"Regelungen" could perhaps also be expressed more broadly as "rules and procedures".

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 09:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 124
Grading comment
Thank you, Steffen!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lori Dendy-Molz: 'basis' would work too, IMO/yes, I was thinking 'serve as/provide a basis for'
9 mins
  -> Along the lines of "to add a basis to.../to provide a basis for..."? Otherwise this would require rephrasing in the case at hand...
agree  John Owen: you could also use "to back up"
29 mins
  -> Yes, or even "to complement" (in the sense of "ergänzen", which comes very close to the intended meaning IMHO).
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