Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
prozessfähig
English translation:
efficient/reliable/succcessful/viable
Added to glossary by
Heike Holthaus
Mar 6, 2015 20:54
9 yrs ago
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German term
United States
German English Patent|Legal|Tech
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English
prozessfähig
German to English
Bus/Financial
Management
QM-Handbuch
Unter Prozesslenkung versteht man bei der XXXX alle planerischen und vorbereitenden Maßnahmen, um eine beherrschte und *prozessfähige* Serienfertigung zu erreichen.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | efficient/reliable/succcessful/viable |
philgoddard
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| 3 +1 | process capability (Substantivierung) |
Benjamin Schmitt
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| 3 | reliably operable |
Yorkshireman
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Proposed translations
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32 mins
philgoddard
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 4 more.
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efficient/reliable/succcessful/viable
I don't think a more literal translation works. What they basically mean is to ensure that series production goes OK.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
AllegroTrans
: viable sounds close
19 mins
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| agree |
James Nixon
: Agree with your explanation. Viable and capable were my initial thoughts.
2 days 54 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
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23 mins
Benjamin Schmitt
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in German
Costa Rica
ENDE: IT, Blockchain, Marketing
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English
process capability (Substantivierung)
Würde hier substantivieren und so übersetzen:
"to ensure the controllability and process capability of mass production"
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"to ensure the controllability and process capability of mass production"
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Note added at 23 mins (2015-03-06 21:18:36 GMT)
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Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: I find your suggested phrase sounds like Translationese to my native English ears
27 mins
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Thanks for pointing that out! All the adjective options I found sounded even worse, but probably Phil is right and it's best to paraphrase.
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| agree |
Vere Barzilai
: process capability
2 days 9 hrs
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1 hr
reliably operable
reliably operable serial production
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