Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
verzichten auf
English translation:
to dispense with
Added to glossary by
Trudy Peters
Apr 20, 2005 01:35
19 yrs ago
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German term
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, German to English
Verzichten
German to English
Bus/Financial
Management
Minutes
Die Versammlung beschliesst einstimmig, auf die Anwesenheit der Revisionsstelle zu verzichten.
Seems to be a common expression in Swiss meeting minutes, but I can't think of/find how to say it in English. Thanks.
Seems to be a common expression in Swiss meeting minutes, but I can't think of/find how to say it in English. Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | to dispense with |
Trudy Peters
|
| 4 +1 | to do without |
swisstell
|
| 4 | carry on/go ahead without |
Maureen Millington-Brodie
|
| 3 | pass over, ignore, disregard |
David Moore (X)
|
| 3 | with no auditors in attendance |
foehnerk (X)
|
Proposed translations
+7
22 mins
Selected
to dispense with
another option
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kim Metzger
: Dispense with or forgo are better for the formal register.
29 mins
|
| agree |
Fantutti (X)
33 mins
|
| agree |
Bjørn Anthun
35 mins
|
| agree |
Ingrid Blank
1 hr
|
| agree |
Richard Benham
: (Silly remark: I once heard that a union of apothecary students had the motto "We dispense with accuracy.")
3 hrs
|
| agree |
Frosty
5 hrs
|
| agree |
shineda
7 hrs
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks Trudy!"
+1
11 mins
to do without
the assembly decides unanimously to do without the presence of the
auditors.
Regards from an old (ex)-Swiss.
auditors.
Regards from an old (ex)-Swiss.
3 hrs
Maureen Millington-Brodie
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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11
carry on/go ahead without
go ahead with the meeting despite that committee member being absent
6 hrs
pass over, ignore, disregard
I think you HAVE to check, Kathryn, whether the auditor was there or not. These are all shades of meaning which CAN be attributed to the word posted; and the fact that the text mentions "presence", rather than "absence" makes me etwas stützig. To me, it could mean either they were there, or they weren't expected to be there, and they won't be in future. But I think the German is a little ambiguous, so take care...
Good luck!
Good luck!
10 hrs
with no auditors in attendance
..
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