Einkauf - can you make some sense of these phrases (especially the second one)
English translation: Purchase department / personnel
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|  Selected response from: Anthony Frey United States Local time: 03:08 | |||
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Purchase department / personnel Explanation: Einkauf in this context refers to purchase deptment or its personnel. They will be responsible to administer/ taking care and updating the database. Good luck!! |
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see detail Explanation: This is about providing online purchase of some materials through a database containing pricing information. I would translate the 2nd sentence as: This database would be maintained through the purchase via a password-protected user interface. |
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see detail Explanation: I second Leipzig's answer -- 'Einkauf' here means 'purchasing', ie the purchasing department. If you want to maintain the same style, you could use 'Purchasing'. |
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"formulation" for the last sentence Explanation: The way I read this, this company is manufacturing some kind of widget having to do with silicone, and uses a data base to purchase the raw materials. The last sentence only says that the Silikonrezepturen = formulations (mix design, analysis) of the (different types of) silicone can be stored in this data base as well. Chris Routledge technical dictionary |
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10 hrs
This is misuse Explanation: I think this is misuse of this ProZ function. It should be used for especially difficult word or phrases, not for getting whole text passages translated. |
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purchasing department Explanation: I second Leipzig and Ken Cox, but would prefer "purchasing" to "purchase" department. As far as I can tell from the context, this refers to the purchasing department of a company, not the purchase of an individual item of material. |
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