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'the area .... is cleaned-'the area ... is to be cleaned'

German translation: das Gebiet/die Fläche ist ( bereits) gereinigt.... soll/muss gereinigt werden

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English term or phrase:'the area .... is cleaned-'the area ... is to be cleaned'
German translation:das Gebiet/die Fläche ist ( bereits) gereinigt.... soll/muss gereinigt werden
Entered by: fnadge (X)

18:31 Sep 23, 2004
English to German translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: 'the area .... is cleaned-'the area ... is to be cleaned'
meine Übersetzung war: ...wird gereinigt.
andere Variante wäre: ...ist zu reinigen.
Hab ich da meine Brille falsch aufgesetzt?
fnadge (X)
Local time: 19:00
das Gebiet/die Fläche ist ( bereits) gereinigt.... soll/muss gereinigt werden
Explanation:
..Du wolltest es doch auf Deutsch, Florian, oder?

BTW, "wird gereinigt" wäre 'is being cleaned'
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Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 10:00
Grading comment
Danke
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2das Gebiet/die Fläche ist ( bereits) gereinigt.... soll/muss gereinigt werden
Johanna Timm, PhD
4To a BENS, you are right
David Moore (X)


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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
das Gebiet/die Fläche ist ( bereits) gereinigt.... soll/muss gereinigt werden


Explanation:
..Du wolltest es doch auf Deutsch, Florian, oder?

BTW, "wird gereinigt" wäre 'is being cleaned'

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 10:00
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 70
Grading comment
Danke

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sabine Wulf
6 hrs
agree  Dr Andrew Read: Though "wird gereinigt" is not always "is being cleaned", eg "wird jeden Montag gereinigt" = "is cleaned every Monday". (But I know what you meant!)
9 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
To a BENS, you are right


Explanation:
...but on the followign assumption: you have left out important context, which would in this case be the frequency with which the cleaning takes place. Assuming the frequency is added (e.g., daily), then "the area is cleaned daily" translates as "Der Bereich wird täglich gereinigt"; "the area is to be cleaned daily" as "Der Bereich ist täglich zu reinigen". All you appear not to have done is included the frequency in the right place.

David Moore (X)
Local time: 19:00
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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