zusammen tragen die Verbände einen Anteil von....

English translation: pay

07:16 Feb 16, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: zusammen tragen die Verbände einen Anteil von....
Ende 2004 genehmigte die zustaendige Eu-Behoerde einen Antrag auf Projektaufnahme der beiden Verbaende. Zusammen tragen die Verbaende nun einen Anteil von €X und erhalten hierfuer knapp 50% Foerderung durch die EU.

Is "tragen" being used in the sense of "beitragen" here? MT
martineh
English translation:pay
Explanation:
tragen means bear but in the context of money it can quite simply mean "pay".

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-16 07:23:00 GMT)
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References:
dict.cc: English-German translation of \'pay\'
... to pay all charges incurred, alle angefallenen Gebühren tragen, to pay all
charges incurred, alle angefallenen Geführen tragen, to ...
www.dict.cc/?s=pay - 46k

pay all costs incurred alle angelaufenen Kosten tragen pay
any charges for unloading alle Ausladekosten tragen
www.freetemplate.ws/in/inertial-frame.html - 11k
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Niamh Mahony
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2The associations together bear a share of...
Michael Schubert
4taken together, the associations represent a proportion of €X
Alison Schwitzgebel
4pay
Niamh Mahony
4the associations are jointly contributing €...
Terry Moran


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
zusammen tragen die Verbände einen Anteil von....
taken together, the associations represent a proportion of €X


Explanation:
is my initial understanding

HTH

Alison

Alison Schwitzgebel
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
zusammen tragen die Verbände einen Anteil von....
The associations together bear a share of...


Explanation:
I read it as tragen = bear, i.e. the financial burden. Just a shade of a difference, really, from beitragen = contribute.

Michael Schubert
United States
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  BrigitteHilgner: my interpretation, too.
10 mins

agree  desroix (X)
19 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
zusammen tragen die Verbände einen Anteil von....
pay


Explanation:
tragen means bear but in the context of money it can quite simply mean "pay".

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-16 07:23:00 GMT)
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References:
dict.cc: English-German translation of \'pay\'
... to pay all charges incurred, alle angefallenen Gebühren tragen, to pay all
charges incurred, alle angefallenen Geführen tragen, to ...
www.dict.cc/?s=pay - 46k

pay all costs incurred alle angelaufenen Kosten tragen pay
any charges for unloading alle Ausladekosten tragen
www.freetemplate.ws/in/inertial-frame.html - 11k

Niamh Mahony
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Thanks to you all.
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
zusammen tragen die Verbände einen Anteil von....
the associations are jointly contributing €...


Explanation:
Keeping it simple. Why complicate it?

Terry Moran
France
Local time: 09:33
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