Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Leider daneben getippt
English translation:
Sorry, not quite right
German term
Leider daneben getippt
"Sorry, wrong guess" doesn't sound quite appropriate to me in a medical setting. Could you think of something more appropriate and yet short and positively worded at the same time?
"Try again" is already used later so I can't use it here.
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Lancashireman
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| 5 | Wrong! Try again. |
Tom Bodine
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| 3 +1 | Sorry, incorrect (answer) |
Melanie Nassar
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| 3 +1 | butterfingers! |
Wendy Lewin
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| 3 | You need to brush up |
casper (X)
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May 28, 2010 12:46: hazmatgerman (X) changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, sylvie malich (X), hazmatgerman (X)
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Proposed translations
Sorry, not quite
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Note added at 12 mins (2010-05-27 15:26:04 GMT)
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Oops, wrong key
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jccantrell
: No, I would see it as fine this way, maybe "not quite right. Please try again." (If they get another chance).
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Thanks, JC. In a British accent, it would probably come across as somewhat insincere. In an American accent, just plain laconic.
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David Wigtil
: Used very often in Info. Tech. and college/university settings here in USA, too! Polite deflection, rather than a brutish veto.
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Kerstin Green
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Bernhard Sulzer
: I believe this is used here especially because the "tippen" part goes so well with the keys; I always thought of it as just meaning "you missed it, you didn't get it right (with a little insincerity). "Sorry, not quite (right)" is very good!
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Armorel Young
: nice
4 hrs
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diamond 102
: agree, would also add in 'right' at the end.
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United States
dedicated, prompt, accurate
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
Sorry, incorrect (answer)
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Lirka
: without 'answer' it sounds good. It's clear and concise and not demotivating. IMO.
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United States
Experienced, Accurate, Reasonable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English
Wrong! Try again.
| Thanks Tom, but as I said "Try again" is already used in a different place. |
butterfingers!
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hazmatgerman (X)
: May I add "twiddlefingers"? Best.
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Thanks!
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You need to brush up
You're good but you need to brush up some more.
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