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German term or phrase:
Abtretung an
English translation:
assignment of
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Nadescha Vester
Apr 8, 2010 22:39
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Abtretung an
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Loan contract
• Kopie Optionsvertrag Abtretung 0,3 % an XXX GmbH & Co. KG (über XXX Managing Partner S.a.r.l.).
• Copy of the option contract assigning 0.3% interest in XXX GmbH & Co. KG (through XXX Managing Partner S.a.r.l.).
I just don't quite understand whether the 0.3% refers to an interest held in the GmbH, or whether the interest is being assigned to the Gmbh. Could it be either? From the foregoing text, I thought that it was referring to an interest held in the GmbH that would then be assigned to another party.
• Copy of the option contract assigning 0.3% interest in XXX GmbH & Co. KG (through XXX Managing Partner S.a.r.l.).
I just don't quite understand whether the 0.3% refers to an interest held in the GmbH, or whether the interest is being assigned to the Gmbh. Could it be either? From the foregoing text, I thought that it was referring to an interest held in the GmbH that would then be assigned to another party.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | assignment of |
David Wright
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| 4 | assignment of 0.3% to XXX GmbH |
Barbara Greenwood
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| 4 | contract for disposal/transfer |
Adrian Bejan
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| 3 | cession of 0,3 % to XXX |
Adrian Bejan
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Proposed translations
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assignment of
In this context, where the preceeding text makes the fact clear, "an" means "of" (or "share in").
assigning 0.3% of XXX GmbH OR assigning an 0.3% share in XXX GmbH.
(In a different context of course "an" could be "to". (German can be just as ambiguous as English if tries!)
assigning 0.3% of XXX GmbH OR assigning an 0.3% share in XXX GmbH.
(In a different context of course "an" could be "to". (German can be just as ambiguous as English if tries!)
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Adrian Bejan
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cession of 0,3 % to XXX
Kopie Optionsvertrag Abtretung 0,3 % an
Copy of the option contract of cession the amount of 0,3 % interest to XXX GmbH & Cocession
"Abtretung" written with capital "A", is then a noun. Treat it like such in the target sentence - "Cession".
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-09 00:34:41 GMT)
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"contract of cession" or even better "contract of disposal/transfer"
Copy of the option contract of cession the amount of 0,3 % interest to XXX GmbH & Cocession
"Abtretung" written with capital "A", is then a noun. Treat it like such in the target sentence - "Cession".
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Note added at 1 hr (2010-04-09 00:34:41 GMT)
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"contract of cession" or even better "contract of disposal/transfer"
Peer comment(s):
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David Wright
: sinc when must nouns in German be translated as nouns in English? the two languages work very differently.
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assignment of 0.3% to XXX GmbH
From the limited context, I would say that the assignment is to the GmbH, not from it.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-04-09 04:57:46 GMT)
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You may also want to use assignation rather than assignment. As Adrian pointed out, you should leave a noun a noun whenever possible, which it is in this case. In addition 'an' can mean 'in' or 'to' depending on the context, but without further context for this, I definitely think it would be 'to' in this case.
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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-04-09 04:57:46 GMT)
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You may also want to use assignation rather than assignment. As Adrian pointed out, you should leave a noun a noun whenever possible, which it is in this case. In addition 'an' can mean 'in' or 'to' depending on the context, but without further context for this, I definitely think it would be 'to' in this case.
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Adrian Bejan
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Works in: Romanian to English, English to Romanian, German to English, and 3 more.
contract for disposal/transfer
Copy of the option contract for disposal the amount of 0,3 % interest to XXX GmbH & Cocession
"Abtretung" written with capital "A", is then a noun. Treat it like such in the target sentence - "disposal" or "transfer"
"Abtretung" written with capital "A", is then a noun. Treat it like such in the target sentence - "disposal" or "transfer"
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