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abweichend

English translation: not what the (customer) was expecting/expected

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German term or phrase:abweichend
English translation:not what the (customer) was expecting/expected
Entered by: Wendy Streitparth

19:52 Mar 28, 2015
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Business Correspondence
German term or phrase: abweichend
I am struggling with "abweichend erwartet". Any help would be much appreciated.

Das [NAME OF THE CONTRACTOR], entgegen der getroffenen Zusage, uns diesen Status bis Ende Februar 2015 nicht mitgeteilt hat, entspricht zwar Ihrem Änderungswunsch wurde von [NAME OF THE CLIENT] aber abweichend erwartet.
Vlad2
Germany
Local time: 23:30
not what the (customer) was expecting/expected
Explanation:
I don't think you can translate it literally in English.
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 23:30
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +10not what the (customer) was expecting/expected
Wendy Streitparth
4...was expected differently.
Claudia Hoffmann


Discussion entries: 2





  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
not what the (customer) was expecting/expected


Explanation:
I don't think you can translate it literally in English.

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 23:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Patrício: to deviate [differ] - abweichen [sich entfernen, unterscheiden] - http://www.dict.cc/englisch-deutsch/deviate.html
27 mins
  -> Thanks, spielenschach1
agree  Benjamin Schmitt
1 hr
  -> Danke, Benhamin
agree  Donald Jacobson
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Donald
agree  Jacek Konopka
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Jacek
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: this seems to be the gist of the faulty ST
6 hrs
  -> Yes, can only be with reservations. Thanks anyway.
agree  BrigitteHilgner: I strongly recommend NOT to translate the German sentence literally - it's rather dreadful.
10 hrs
  -> Danke Brigitte. Wonder what the rest of the text is like!
agree  Steffen Walter
13 hrs
  -> Danke, Steffen
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): Well decoded, Wendy!
14 hrs
  -> Nothing like an enigma!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
1 day 17 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Harald
agree  gangels (X)
1 day 23 hrs
  -> Thanks, gangels
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
...was expected differently.


Explanation:
...was expected differently.

Claudia Hoffmann
Germany
Local time: 23:30
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for the input Claudia!

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