Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Sep 4, 2003 07:06
20 yrs ago
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English term
Finland
Ihr Kontakt im nördlichsten €-Land
Native in: German 
Works in: Finnish to German, English to German, German to Finnish, and 3 more.
overhear
Non-PRO
English to German
Tech/Engineering
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Adjust volume of the acoustic
alarm so that an alarm cannot be
overheard!
I found this paragraph in a user guide for a device used in extensive care. I wonder if this is maybe a mistake, result of translation German "überhören" into English. Does the usage of "overheard" make sense in this connection? The meaning should be: make sure an alarm is hearable in all cases.
alarm so that an alarm cannot be
overheard!
I found this paragraph in a user guide for a device used in extensive care. I wonder if this is maybe a mistake, result of translation German "überhören" into English. Does the usage of "overheard" make sense in this connection? The meaning should be: make sure an alarm is hearable in all cases.
Proposed translations
(German)
| 5 | Just "that an alarm can be heard!" |
Сергей Лузан
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| 5 +2 | überhören (überhört) |
Anne-Carine Zimmer
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| 5 | "mitbekommen"/"mithören" |
Thomas Schmidt
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| 2 | überhören |
Harry Bornemann
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Change log
Aug 1, 2005 09:35: Сергей Лузан changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Proposed translations
50 mins
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
Selected
Just "that an alarm can be heard!"
or your version "make sure an alarm is hearable in all cases" in English. Obviously a "false friend".
Good luck, Heinrich Pesch!
Re.: Collins German Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470406-1
Langenscheidts Taschenwörterbuch Englisch ISBN 3-468-11131-2
Taschenwörterbuch E-D & D-E, VEB Verlaf Enzykplopaedie, Leipzig etc.
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Note added at 2003-09-04 09:27:02 (GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for grading, Heinrich Pesch!
Good luck, Heinrich Pesch!
Re.: Collins German Dictionary, ISBN 0-00-470406-1
Langenscheidts Taschenwörterbuch Englisch ISBN 3-468-11131-2
Taschenwörterbuch E-D & D-E, VEB Verlaf Enzykplopaedie, Leipzig etc.
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Note added at 2003-09-04 09:27:02 (GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for grading, Heinrich Pesch!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks! It was rather an unusual question for Kudoz. I'll inform the agency concerned. the same mistake appears in all their manuals"
+2
2 mins
Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
detail oriented and diligent
Works in: German to English, English to German, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
überhören (überhört)
Declined
:-)
Karin
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Note added at 2003-09-04 07:12:44 (GMT)
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I agree that the English sounds like a straight translation from German - but if you are looking for an English-German Translation, it would have to be \'dass man den Alarm nicht überhören kann\"
Karin
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Note added at 2003-09-04 07:12:44 (GMT)
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I agree that the English sounds like a straight translation from German - but if you are looking for an English-German Translation, it would have to be \'dass man den Alarm nicht überhören kann\"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christian Alkemper
: Yes, this was probably a "false friend".
1 min
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| agree |
Thomas Schmidt
46 mins
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Comment: "Also ist "overheard" richtig oder nicht im Englischen? Ich übersetze nicht ins Deutsche, sondern will wissen, ob die Anleitung einen Fehler enthält."
51 mins
Thomas Schmidt
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Bilingual with IT background
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German
"mitbekommen"/"mithören"
overhear heisst nicht überhören, es handelt sich definitiv um einen Fehler.
56 mins
Harry Bornemann
Mexico
Mexico
Native in German
Mexico
Information Technology Specialist
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, German
Related KudoZ points
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8
überhören
Neben "belauschen" bietet www.dicdata.de auch "überhören", obwohl das ja fast einen entgegengesetzten Sinn hat:
belauschen
mithören
überhören
zufällig hören
erlauschen
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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2003-09-04 08:09:25 GMT)
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(Hatte \"überhören\" vielleicht früher auf Deutsch noch einen anderen Sinn?)
Duden: ü|ber|hö|ren; das möchte ich überhört haben!
Duden: ü|ber|hö|ren (ugs.); ich habe mir den Schlager übergehört
(Bei der zweiten Version liegt die Betonung auf der ersten Silbe.)
belauschen
mithören
überhören
zufällig hören
erlauschen
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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2003-09-04 08:09:25 GMT)
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(Hatte \"überhören\" vielleicht früher auf Deutsch noch einen anderen Sinn?)
Duden: ü|ber|hö|ren; das möchte ich überhört haben!
Duden: ü|ber|hö|ren (ugs.); ich habe mir den Schlager übergehört
(Bei der zweiten Version liegt die Betonung auf der ersten Silbe.)
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