"in toto"

English translation: in toto (or "in full")

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German term or phrase:	in toto
English translation:	in toto (or "in full")
Entered by:	Alison Schwitzgebel

14:39 Jun 11, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]

German term or phrase: "in toto"

A State Minister has visited a beverage plant to discuss quality issues and....

"Er wolle die Diskussion mit der Ernährungswirtschaft "in toto" führen und es keinesfalls be dier einmaligen Besichtigung belassen, versicherte er."

I guess this is Latin and means something like "keep it moving".... I've never come across the term before in DE or EN. Can I leave it in the translation as it stands?

Thanks

Alison

Alison Schwitzgebel KudoZ activity Questions: 413 (3 open) (2 without valid answers) Answers: 2191 France
Local time: 18:15

in toto

Explanation:
Latin expression meaning in all or overall. Also used in English.

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Note added at 2002-06-11 14:43:45 (GMT)
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you may also want to use totally, completely, etc.

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Note added at 2002-06-11 14:44:20 (GMT)
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in full

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& Associates (X)

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Thanks!

Alison
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +6

in toto

& Associates (X)

insgesamt;an sich

Inge Festesen (X)

in full

Matthew Schlecht

in toto

Mary Wilburn

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

in toto

& Associates (X)
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 6

Grading comment

Thanks!

Alison

4 mins confidence:

in full

Explanation:
can leave this as 'in toto' if preferred, it is used this way in English. Goggle gives 80,000 hits, although some are proper names

Matthew Schlecht
United States
Local time: 12:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 47

7 mins confidence:

insgesamt;an sich

Explanation:
I would not leave "in toto" as is, as it sounds rather snobby in German :-). It comes from Latin, by the way, and means something like all in all

Inge Festesen (X)
Germany
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 31

14 mins confidence:

in toto

Explanation:
The Latin phrase is at home in English as well as in German. In the context you present, "in its entirety" would translate "in toto" to convey the meaning that the minister gave assurance of his desire for an industry-wide discussion.

Mary Wilburn
United States
Local time: 12:15
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 76

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