Jan 26, 2009 17:21
15 yrs ago
German term
United Kingdom
Soaring over the language barrier
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, French to English
vorgehen
German to English
Art/Literary
Music
Recording
"Vor der Produktionsaufnahme wurde eine Umfrage unter den großen Musikbibliotheken aus aller Welt durchführt (so ging die Firma X vor), welche der Kauf der CD zusicherten [sic.]"
I'm unclear as to the meaning of vorgehen in this context.
Obviously before recordings took place, a questionnaire was sent out to make sure there would be buyers for the actual CD recordings.
I'm unclear as to the meaning of vorgehen in this context.
Obviously before recordings took place, a questionnaire was sent out to make sure there would be buyers for the actual CD recordings.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +9 | approach taken |
Susan Zimmer
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| 5 +1 | proceeded, went about it, did it |
Tom Bodine
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References
| vorgehen |
Bernhard Sulzer
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Proposed translations
+9
6 mins
Susan Zimmer
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Business management & linguistic quality
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English to German, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
approach taken
I would think it means..."This was the approach taken by X"
Peer comment(s):
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Bernhard Sulzer
: or simply: ..this is what they did in this case :)
2 mins
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Thanks, Bernhard!
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Kenneth Friend
: Yes, or perhaps "This is how Company X proceeded"
3 mins
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Thanks, cankaf!
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KARIN ISBELL
: 'this is how they proceeded' ginge auch
4 mins
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Thanks, Karin!
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Helen Shiner
: with Bernard - no need to be too complicated
5 mins
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Thanks, Helen! Yes, guess that depends on the rest of the text...
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Inge Meinzer
8 mins
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Thanks, Inge!
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Steffen Walter
12 mins
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Thanks, Steffen!
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Jane Luther
22 mins
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Thanks, Jane!
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: w/ Bernhard und Helen: "warum einfach, wenn's kompliziert geht"? :)
43 mins
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Thanks, Ingeborg! Not sure the suggestion is really that complicated, but depends on the rest of the text, I guess..:))
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Martin Robinshaw
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
9 hrs
Tom Bodine
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Experienced, Accurate, Reasonable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English
proceeded, went about it, did it
That's how company X proceeded/went about it/did it.
Reference comments
6 mins
Bernhard Sulzer
United States
United States
Native in German
United States
High quality at a reasonable price
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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26
Reference:
vorgehen
http://dict.leo.org/ende?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType...
one of the meanings found above: an emphasis that is what the company did (how they acted) in this case.
one of the meanings found above: an emphasis that is what the company did (how they acted) in this case.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
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Helen Shiner
: Looks like an aside - in other words they acted in a way that Firma X had acted?
4 mins
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quite possible. Thank you.
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