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German: es wird geraten

English translation: we advise







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German term or phrase:es wird geraten
English translation:we advise
Entered by:Joanne Parker
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Bus/Financial - Paper / Paper Manufacturing
German term or phrase: es wird geraten
I'm not entirely sure what the following sentence means, or more specifically, the first part of the sentence: "Es wird dabei geraten, die Stanzung in der Papierverarbeitung vorzunehmen, da mit dieser Möglichkeit Störungen minimiert werden konnten."

The context is a company newsletter for a printing company. This particular sentence is taken from an article discussing new paper products. Here's the general paragraph:

In den Standorten waren beide Papiere problemlos zu verarbeiten. Das erste Papier hat eine rauere Oberfläche, d.h. es muss mehr Farbe eingesetzt werden. Die zweite Papiersorte dagegen hat eine glattere Oberfläche und führt zu mehr Einstellarbeiten. Beide Einschränkungen sind aber nicht produktionsrelevant. Beide Papiere wurden also mit in die Produktpalette von XYZ aufgenommen. Es wird dabei geraten, die Stanzung in der Papierverarbeitung vorzunehmen, da mit dieser Möglichkeit Störungen minimiert werden konnten.

I've seen one instance of geraten being used as "advisable", so are they saying it's best to do the die cutting when the paper is processed to minimize problems?

Thanks in advance.
Joanne Parker
United Kingdom
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xxxCMJ_Trans: 11:44am Nov 21, 2006: you are right it is recommended therefore that you....
it is advisable that you should.....

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we advise
Explanation:
In this context your assumption is correct: we advise to do said action.
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Alan Johnson
Germany
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Thanks for confirming my thoughts.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4it is recommended
Ingo Dierkschnieder
3 +3we advise
Alan Johnson
4 +1advisable
Barbara Cashin


  

Answers

3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
advisable

Explanation:
Yes, I think you're right

Barbara Cashin
Ireland
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree David Moore
1 hr
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
we advise

Explanation:
In this context your assumption is correct: we advise to do said action.

Alan Johnson
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks for confirming my thoughts.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree xxxFrancis Lee: or: users (whatever) are advised to ...
2 mins

agree Thomas Bollmann
33 mins

agree Stephen Roche: better active than passive
4 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
it is recommended

Explanation:
You understood the sentence correct, they recommend or advise to make the die cutting part of the processing of the paper and not beforehand which could cause some problems.

Ingo Dierkschnieder
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ingeborg Gowans
10 mins
  -> Danke, Ingeborg.

agree BrigitteHilgner: My spontaneous idea was "we recommend ...".
22 mins
  -> Also a possibility, danke, Brigitte.

agree madeleine van Zanten: exactly
34 mins
  -> Thanks.

agree Daniel De Moral
1 hr
  -> Danke, Daniel.
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