Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 13, 2002 20:11
22 yrs ago
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German term
Teilnehmer
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Patent/Car security system
This patent talks about "Teilnehmer", e.g. "Die Kommunikation zwischen verschiedenen Teilnehmern solcher verteilter System findet mehr und mehr über einen Bus bzw. einen Bussystem statt." Elsewhere, examples of the "Teilnehmer" are: "Schloss, Spiegel, Fensterheber, Bedienelement". I'm having trouble finding the right word, and I suspect it is because that is not the usual term in German. Any suggestions? "User" and "Participant" are the two possibilities I'm considering so far.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | component/apparatus |
Theo Bose
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| 4 +4 | device, network device, system device |
Klaus Herrmann
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| 5 | partaker |
labusga
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| 3 | user |
Louise Mawbey
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Proposed translations
+2
30 mins
Selected
component/apparatus
connected to the Bussystem for control purpose and diagnostics
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! "Component" works best here because "device" is already used in another context and "user" sounds human (although the author does call the "Teilnehmer" a "Verbraucher" at one point). I do enjoy translating these things, but they can be so hard, especially when poorly written."
1 min
user
This suggestion of yours seems best - participant doesn't sound quite right
10 mins
partaker
etwas old-fashioned, doch wortwörtlich :-)
+4
38 mins
Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Best TCO in Technical Translations
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German
Related KudoZ points
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3373
device, network device, system device
I think I've seen device for Teilnehmer in a networking context (any bus system can be considered a network, I suppose).
BTW, the German Teilnehmer is not uncommon in this context.
BTW, the German Teilnehmer is not uncommon in this context.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gillian Scheibelein
: if fieldbus = field device, etc.
17 mins
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| agree |
Cristina Moldovan do Amaral
24 mins
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| agree |
Theo Bose
34 mins
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| agree |
Steffen Walter
11 hrs
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