Glossary entry (derived from question below)
inglés term or phrase:
resp. is not available
español translation:
o, según las circunstancias, está ausente
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Margarita Ezquerra (Smart Translators, S.L.)
May 5, 2015 17:50
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inglés term
resp. is not available
inglés al español
Técnico/Ingeniería
Ingeniería: industrial
Unidad de lecho fluido
Buenas...
No sé a qué se refieren con "resp.". Sale en varias instancias.
Muchas gracias por toda vuestra ayuda.
Contexto:
Supply of cooling water is not sufficient resp.
is not available
Pull resp. check emergency off key
Check the position of inlet and outlet air
flap and if necessary repair resp. exchange
them
No sé a qué se refieren con "resp.". Sale en varias instancias.
Muchas gracias por toda vuestra ayuda.
Contexto:
Supply of cooling water is not sufficient resp.
is not available
Pull resp. check emergency off key
Check the position of inlet and outlet air
flap and if necessary repair resp. exchange
them
Proposed translations
(español)
3 | o, según las circunstancias, está ausente | Landsknecht |
4 | respectivamente / O bien | Javier Munoz |
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o, según las circunstancias, está ausente
Resp. is a translation (not very successful) of the german word "Beziehungsweise".
"Resp. standing for German beziehungsweise, which very rarely means respectively".
http://transblawg.eu/2004/02/26/resp-and-other-non-existent-...
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Note added at 5 час (2015-05-05 23:11:33 GMT)
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Resp. is a germanism.
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Note added at 5 час (2015-05-05 23:25:19 GMT)
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Resp. = "or, as the case may be".
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Note added at 5 час (2015-05-05 23:36:26 GMT)
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"This is a common "mistake" in texts that were originally in a language like German or where the author is a German speaker, for example. The Germans use the word "beziehungsweise" to mean "and/or" and this translates literally into English as "respectively".
http://www.translatorscafe.com/tcterms/RU/thQuestion.aspx?id...
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Note added at 5 час (2015-05-05 23:39:29 GMT)
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I suppose that here "resp." means "or, as the case may be", not "and/or".
"Resp. standing for German beziehungsweise, which very rarely means respectively".
http://transblawg.eu/2004/02/26/resp-and-other-non-existent-...
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Note added at 5 час (2015-05-05 23:11:33 GMT)
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Resp. is a germanism.
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Note added at 5 час (2015-05-05 23:25:19 GMT)
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Resp. = "or, as the case may be".
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Note added at 5 час (2015-05-05 23:36:26 GMT)
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"This is a common "mistake" in texts that were originally in a language like German or where the author is a German speaker, for example. The Germans use the word "beziehungsweise" to mean "and/or" and this translates literally into English as "respectively".
http://www.translatorscafe.com/tcterms/RU/thQuestion.aspx?id...
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Note added at 5 час (2015-05-05 23:39:29 GMT)
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I suppose that here "resp." means "or, as the case may be", not "and/or".
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Comment: "Muchísimas gracias a las dos. Saludos"
4 minutos
respectivamente / O bien
Respectively
Un saludo
Un saludo
Discussion
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