Am Bildschirm wird ein geeigneter Fahrer gesucht

English translation: Looking online for a suitable driver

07:40 Jun 17, 2005

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / goods delivery

German term or phrase: Am Bildschirm wird ein geeigneter Fahrer gesucht

Das ist eine Bildunterschrift - dort sitzt jemand davor und such einen Fahrer für seine Autovermietung mit Fahrer / Gefahrguttransport etc.
Ich weiß, es ist eine leichte Übung, aber doch etwas seltsam ausgedrückt.

Looking for a suitable driver on the screen

oder "electronically" ??

Monito

English translation:Looking online for a suitable driver

Explanation:
Your suggestion sounds ok. I cannot imagine that someone looks at the screen and is not online.

Selected response from:

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 12:46

Grading comment

Thanks
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Summary of answers provided

3 +3

Looking online for a suitable driver

Edith Kelly

4 +1

Using the computer to find a suitable driver.

Armorel Young

3 +1

Looking for a suitable driver

Olav Rixen

A suitable driver is identified online

Ian M-H (X)

Choosing a suitable driver on the screen/online

kostan

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Am Bildschirm wird ein geeigneter Fahrer gesucht.

Looking online for a suitable driver

Explanation:
Your suggestion sounds ok. I cannot imagine that someone looks at the screen and is not online.

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 12:46
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 118

Grading comment

Thanks

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Am Bildschirm wird ein geeigneter Fahrer gesucht. Looking for a suitable driver

Explanation:
'Am Bildschirm' braucht m.E. nicht übersetzt zu werden, da das im Foto offensichtlich ist.

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Note added at 22 mins (2005-06-17 08:03:12 GMT)
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Eine andere Möglichkeit (und eine Art Wortspiel) wäre \'Screening suitable drivers\'.

Olav Rixen
Canada
Local time: 03:46
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

1 hr confidence:

Am Bildschirm wird ein geeigneter Fahrer gesucht. A suitable driver is identified online

Explanation:
Or:

The screen display enables a suitable driver to be found *or* identified

Just other options for phrasing this.

Ian M-H (X)
United States
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

Am Bildschirm wird ein geeigneter Fahrer gesucht. Choosing a suitable driver on the screen/online

Explanation:
I would suggest choose, in preference to looking for/searching, as it indicates that drivers are actually available!

kostan
Austria
Local time: 12:46
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 20

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Using the computer to find a suitable driver.

Explanation:
To me "online" implies "on the internet" - but how do we know they aren't just looking through the company's database, which is certainly "on screen" but not ncessarily "online"? Hence it seems to me safer to simply refer to the computer.

Armorel Young
Local time: 11:46
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 69

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