ausschließlich ... maßgeblich sein soll

English translation: ...alone will be decisive

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German term or phrase:	ausschließlich ... maßgeblich sein soll
English translation:	...alone will be decisive
Entered by:	Jon Fedler

05:36 Feb 28, 2010

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Patents / Mikrobiologie

German term or phrase: ausschließlich ... maßgeblich sein soll

Aus der Beschriebung geht an verschiedenen Stelle hervor, daß AUSSCHIEßLICH die zeitliiche Abfolge der Metabolisierung für die Einstufung als "Sekundärmetabolit" maßgeblich sein soll.

Kathy Gingras KudoZ activity Questions: 689 (11 open) (22 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 17:55

...alone will be decisive

Explanation:
IMHO

i.e.the time sequence ...alone will be decisive in/for grading/classification as....
() the time factor will be the sole deciding factor in/forfor..,,

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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-02-28 08:10:42 GMT)
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second line should read:
or: the time factor will be the sole deciding factor in/for...

Selected response from:

Jon Fedler
Local time: 00:55

Grading comment

Thanks!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

...alone will be decisive

Jon Fedler

3 +1

(to) depend exclusively (on something)

Derek Gill Franßen

only ... will be decisive

Elsje Apostel

could be a significant factor in determining the.....

Raghunathan Rajagopalan

Answers

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

...alone will be decisive

Jon Fedler
Local time: 00:55
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

Thanks!

4 hrs confidence:

only ... will be decisive

Explanation:
my idea

Elsje Apostel
Belgium
Local time: 23:55
Native speaker of: Dutch

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

(to) depend exclusively (on something)

Explanation:
I would probably change the sentence around, since I don't really like the phrase "is decisive."

You might consider phrasing it like this: "...the [Einstufung als "Sekundärmetabolit"] depends exclusively on the [zeitliiche Abfolge der Metabolisierung]."

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 23:55
Native speaker of: English

Notes to answerer

Asker: A little too vague - but thanks

9 hrs confidence:

could be a significant factor in determining the.....

Explanation:
The chronological time line of metabolism could be a significant (key) factor in determining the......

could play a significant role in determining the......

The source doesn't say "massgeblich ist". but "massgeblich sein soll". Hence my preference for "a significant factor"

Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Local time: 03:25
Native speaker of: English

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