German term
United States
Interpreter/translator, Trimedica member
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to Portuguese, German to Portuguese, and 15 more.
AN - AG
Thanks in advance
| 4 +6 | Contractor - Client |
Darin Fitzpatrick
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| 5 -1 | employee - employer |
Kartik Isaac
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Apr 10, 2019 07:19: Edith Kelly changed "Field" from "Tech/Engineering" to "Bus/Financial"
Non-PRO (1): Edith Kelly
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Proposed translations
United States
Engineer & Project Manager
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Contractor - Client
This is not an employer and employee. The provision is about providing shelving and what material can be used, which is not a topic for employees but rather for contractors.
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Note added at 8 hrs (2019-04-10 07:46:28 GMT)
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For Edith: the official KudoZ guideline on PRO vs non-PRO:
"Almost any question asked by a professional translator should be marked 'PRO'. The non-PRO category is intended for term questions that any bilingual person can answer, such as 'I love you' and the like.
If there is any doubt in your mind as to whether a question should be categorized as PRO or non-PRO, go with PRO."
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Susanne Creak
16 mins
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Thanks!
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Edith Kelly
: but non-Pro // even professionals can ask non-Pro because the answer "escapes" them at times. Ergo: questions by non-professionals (and there are many) should automatically be non-Pro.
22 mins
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Thank you! Note that if Ms. Weisman is a professional translator, then the question is a Pro question.
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Adrian MM.
56 mins
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¡muchas gracias!
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Steffen Walter
: Clearly a Pro question. I disagree with Edith re. "questions by non-professionals". What matters most, in my view, is the content of the question, i.e. the term/phrase asked and its context. Note the definition at https://www.proz.com/faq/2764#2764
3 hrs
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Danke schön!
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Ramey Rieger (X)
6 hrs
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Johanna Timm, PhD
9 hrs
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Switzerland
The Translating Engineer
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: German to English, French to English
employee - employer
| Thank you |
| neutral |
Adrian MM.
: rather Auftragnehmer und -geber for a one-off order or contract
10 mins
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philgoddard
: Adrian is right.
6 hrs
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Darin Fitzpatrick
: Adrian is correct, and the stated translation is not applicable here.
7 hrs
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Discussion
Wirklich, Edith? Die häufig auftretende Unsicherheit über die jeweilige Bedeutung von AN und AG (Arbeitnehmer/Arbeitgeber vs. Auftragnehmer/Auftraggeber) ist für mich Beweis genug, dass das so nicht stimmt. Siehe auch erste Antwort auf diese Frage :-)