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obliegen

English translation: is the responsibility (of)

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German term or phrase:obliegt
English translation:is the responsibility (of)
Entered by: Trudy Peters

19:09 Apr 2, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
German term or phrase: obliegen
Die Beurteilung obliegt dem psychiatrischen Gutachter.
Terri Doerrzapf
United States
Local time: 08:20
is the responsibility
Explanation:
of the psychiatrist (or psych. expert)
Selected response from:

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 09:20
Grading comment
Thank you all!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7is the responsibility
Trudy Peters
4 +4The phychiatric expert
Edith Kelly
4 +1to be responsible for
AmiHH
4is incumbent
Kathi Stock
4the responsibility for making the assessment lies with the psychiatric expert
John Bowden
3function
Kim Metzger


  

Answers


5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
The phychiatric expert


Explanation:
is responsible to give an opion.

This is the meaning.

Or: The (expert) opinion is to be delivered by psychiatric expert i.e. literal.

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 15:20
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ino66 (X)
46 mins
  -> Thanks.
agree  jccantrell: my choice, too. 'incumbent' is a word I have NEVER heard used except in a political sense here in the USA.
1 hr
agree  Will Matter: "is incumbent upon" is a common phrase
2 hrs
  -> Danke alle.
agree  AmiHH: to my ears, it would need to be responsible "for" and then would be okay. Just now saw your 2nd option, which is fine.
12 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
is incumbent


Explanation:
The assessment is incumbent to..

Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter: best
2 hrs
disagree  Armorel Young: incumbent on or incumbent upon
19 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
function


Explanation:
Making the diagnosis? is the function of the psychiatric expert.


    Gro�w�rterbuch Wirtschaftsenglish - Hamblock/Wessels
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 07:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 156
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
is the responsibility


Explanation:
of the psychiatrist (or psych. expert)

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 09:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 27
Grading comment
Thank you all!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ulrike Lieder (X): Sounds best to me.
7 mins
agree  Ino66 (X)
23 mins
agree  Miriam Ludwig
1 hr
agree  Alev Ellington
4 hrs
agree  Steffen Walter
4 hrs
agree  Armorel Young
19 hrs
agree  Nicole Trebbin
2 days 1 hr
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to be responsible for


Explanation:
I would reword it like this

The psychiatric expert shall be responsible for the evaluation.



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Note added at 2003-04-02 19:58:43 (GMT)
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Or even a very free transalation: \"shall be in charge of\" the evaluation or assessment.

AmiHH
Germany
Local time: 15:20
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ino66 (X)
8 mins
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the responsibility for making the assessment lies with the psychiatric expert


Explanation:
another possibility

John Bowden
Local time: 14:20
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 10
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