Grauzone

English translation: grey area

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German term or phrase:Grauzone
English translation:grey area
Entered by: Chris Rowson (X)

04:16 Mar 17, 2002
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
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German term or phrase: Grauzone
Institute importierten ueberzaehlige Embryonen aus anderen Laendern mit liberaleren Bestimmungen (wie USA, England) - eine rechtliche Grauzone.

What about this 'gray zone?' The gray cells? Or something in legal meaning?
Tanta
Thailand
Local time: 17:04
grey area
Explanation:
or gray area (American spelling, where "grey" is English)

legal grey area

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Note added at 2002-03-17 05:24:51 (GMT)
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The meaning of saying it is a grey area, is that it is unclear whether it is illegal or not - it is neither black not white, but somewhere in between.
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Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 11:04
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6grey area
Chris Rowson (X)
5 +2Gray zone
Poornima Iyengar
5Gray zone
Poornima Iyengar
5area of legal uncertainty
Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB
4a legal grey zone
swisstell


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Gray zone


Explanation:
legal gray zone

HTH


    Reference: http://www.apbonline.com/media/celebnews/superbowl/stories/s...
    Reference: http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lhr/19.1/luban.ht...
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 15:34
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB
2 hrs

agree  Dr. Christopher Kronen
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
a legal grey zone


Explanation:
is the meaning here. RECHTLICH clearly points in that direction.

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: German
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Gray zone


Explanation:
legal gray zone

HTH


    Reference: http://www.apbonline.com/media/celebnews/superbowl/stories/s...
    Reference: http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/lhr/19.1/luban.ht...
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 15:34
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
grey area


Explanation:
or gray area (American spelling, where "grey" is English)

legal grey area

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Note added at 2002-03-17 05:24:51 (GMT)
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The meaning of saying it is a grey area, is that it is unclear whether it is illegal or not - it is neither black not white, but somewhere in between.

Chris Rowson (X)
Local time: 11:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 768
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Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cochrum
1 hr

agree  Abu Amaal (X)
1 hr

agree  Mary Worby
3 hrs

agree  pschmitt
7 hrs

agree  Beth Kantus
9 hrs

agree  Trudy Peters
10 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
area of legal uncertainty


Explanation:
another possibility

Dr Janine Manuel BSc BHB MBChB
New Zealand
Local time: 23:04
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PRO pts in pair: 611
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