Jun 6, 2002 07:09
22 yrs ago
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Romanian term
dan
convorbiri aditionale
Non-PRO
Romanian to English
Tech/Engineering
convorbiri aditionale
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | long-distance charges / additional phone charges |
Daniela McKeeby
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| 5 +1 | additional calls |
Carmen Acai (X)
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| 3 -1 | additional conversations |
Endre Both
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Proposed translations
+2
15 mins
Daniela McKeeby
United States
United States
Native in Romanian
&
English
United States
Financial Services Experience
Native in: English 
, Romanian
Works in: Italian to English, Romanian to English, English to Romanian, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
103
Selected
long-distance charges / additional phone charges
nu este acelasi lucru ca in Romania deoarece se refera la numai la convorbile telefonice la o distanta mai mare, in afara orasului, dar cred ca redau idea. In Statele Unite convorbirile locale sunt deobicei nelimitate deci nu se pot face convorbiri aditionale. O alta varianta ar fi "additional phone charges". Daca aveti nevoie de pentru o traducere, a doua varianta ar fi mai potrivita. Daca incercati sa explicati unei persoane despre ce este vorba, prima varianta va fi mai usor inteleasa
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Note added at 2002-06-09 06:36:17 (GMT)
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Monthly Access Charge - - xxx
Additional Services - xxx
Other charges and credits -- xxx
Equipment Charges -- xxx
Regional, Toll and Long Distance Charges -- xxx
Surcharges and Taxes -- xxx
Late Payment Charges -- xxx
Din pacate, nicaieri pe factura de plata nu am gasit \"additional calls\". Va rog sa ma credeti ca sunt capabila sa caut in dictionarul roman>englez \"convorbiri\" si \"aditionale\" (daca as avea nevoie). Poate am inteles gresit care este intrebarea, poate Dan vrea sa stie cum ar putea spune ca a dat 4 telefoane in loc de 2 intr-o anumita zi, poate vrea sa spuna ca ... Fara a avea mai multe informatii este imposibil de stabilit care ar fi traducerea corecta.
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Note added at 2002-06-09 06:44:45 (GMT)
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\"disagree Carmen Acai: It is about phone charges based on phone calls
disagree Carmen Acai: ... and additional phone charges could be the result of additional calls according to the phone company\' s terms and conditions for a phone service provided in a certain area. \" ?????
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Note added at 2002-06-09 10:30:40 (GMT)
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You have a valid point : accuracy is very important. But - and isn\'t there always a but? Nobody needs a translator for word-for-word substitution. The problem is that human languages don\'t always obey the rules/dictionaries. There is a famous story, probably told by every translation teacher, about an American computer that was built during the cold war to translate English<>Russian. After a few years of programming, this phenomenal computer was complete. The technicians were fooling around with it to see what it could do. They set it to English>Russian mode and keyed in \"out of sight, out of mind\". After a short while, the computer printed the Russian equivalent. This was then fed back into the machine in Russian>English mode, and after whirring and clicking the teletype wrote: \"invisible idiot\". Possible? Yes. Probable? I don\'t think so. Everybody can buy a dictionary and many people speak at least two languages and yet, if I am charging 12 cent/word there must be a reason :-)
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Note added at 2002-06-09 06:36:17 (GMT)
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Monthly Access Charge - - xxx
Additional Services - xxx
Other charges and credits -- xxx
Equipment Charges -- xxx
Regional, Toll and Long Distance Charges -- xxx
Surcharges and Taxes -- xxx
Late Payment Charges -- xxx
Din pacate, nicaieri pe factura de plata nu am gasit \"additional calls\". Va rog sa ma credeti ca sunt capabila sa caut in dictionarul roman>englez \"convorbiri\" si \"aditionale\" (daca as avea nevoie). Poate am inteles gresit care este intrebarea, poate Dan vrea sa stie cum ar putea spune ca a dat 4 telefoane in loc de 2 intr-o anumita zi, poate vrea sa spuna ca ... Fara a avea mai multe informatii este imposibil de stabilit care ar fi traducerea corecta.
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Note added at 2002-06-09 06:44:45 (GMT)
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\"disagree Carmen Acai: It is about phone charges based on phone calls
disagree Carmen Acai: ... and additional phone charges could be the result of additional calls according to the phone company\' s terms and conditions for a phone service provided in a certain area. \" ?????
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Note added at 2002-06-09 10:30:40 (GMT)
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You have a valid point : accuracy is very important. But - and isn\'t there always a but? Nobody needs a translator for word-for-word substitution. The problem is that human languages don\'t always obey the rules/dictionaries. There is a famous story, probably told by every translation teacher, about an American computer that was built during the cold war to translate English<>Russian. After a few years of programming, this phenomenal computer was complete. The technicians were fooling around with it to see what it could do. They set it to English>Russian mode and keyed in \"out of sight, out of mind\". After a short while, the computer printed the Russian equivalent. This was then fed back into the machine in Russian>English mode, and after whirring and clicking the teletype wrote: \"invisible idiot\". Possible? Yes. Probable? I don\'t think so. Everybody can buy a dictionary and many people speak at least two languages and yet, if I am charging 12 cent/word there must be a reason :-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement. KudoZ."
-1
13 mins
Endre Both
Germany
Germany
Germany
Seasoned IT expert
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , Hungarian (Variant: Hungary)
Works in: English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
59
additional conversations
...if it's about phone talks.
More general choices:
additional/further talks/negotiations
More general choices:
additional/further talks/negotiations
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Carmen Acai (X)
: It is about phone charges based on phone calls. As regards: additional/further talks/negociation, they can be used in a totally different context.s
2 days 20 hrs
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+1
22 hrs
Carmen Acai (X)
Carmen Acai (X)
Broad education and extended experience
Works in: Romanian to English
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additional calls
Calls made above a monthly time limit or number of calls established by the phone company for which the customer is charged more. This is one of the rules of Romanian phone companies, which in fact is a big difference between Romanian and US. In the United States of America, there is a fee of $ X for unlimited monthly calls within the local area (local calls). You can make as many montly local calls as you want, but pay the same amount no matter what.
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Note added at 2002-06-08 17:56:38 (GMT)
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Instead of \"Romanian\" should be \"Romania\" and \"montly\" should be \"monthly\"
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Note added at 2002-06-09 04:22:06 (GMT)
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I feel the need to point out something very important for anybody who wants to make a translation (professional translator or not). You have to have the ability to understand the exact meaning of the words, combination of words, and phrases. I am not a linguist, but due to my basic training -which in Romania is mostly known as foreign trade-, I have understood that accuracy is very important. For example, if we think of int\'l contracts, attention has to be paid even where you place a coma. If you do not know how to do it, you risk an international litigation and even lose money.
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Note added at 2002-06-08 17:56:38 (GMT)
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Instead of \"Romanian\" should be \"Romania\" and \"montly\" should be \"monthly\"
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Note added at 2002-06-09 04:22:06 (GMT)
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I feel the need to point out something very important for anybody who wants to make a translation (professional translator or not). You have to have the ability to understand the exact meaning of the words, combination of words, and phrases. I am not a linguist, but due to my basic training -which in Romania is mostly known as foreign trade-, I have understood that accuracy is very important. For example, if we think of int\'l contracts, attention has to be paid even where you place a coma. If you do not know how to do it, you risk an international litigation and even lose money.
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