Jul 6, 2015 06:00
8 yrs ago
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German term
Austria
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 3 more.
sich deren Vorhandensein zusichern zu lassen
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Engineering (general)
Wenn für XX über die Spezifikation hinaus bestimmte Eigenschaften Ihrer Folien von entscheidender Relevanz sind, wäre es Aufgabe Ihrer Kundin gewesen, diese in das Datenblatt aufzunehmen oder sich deren Vorhandensein zusichern zu lassen.
Vielen Dank!
Vielen Dank!
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13 mins
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to have obtained an assurance as to their existence.
I think.
I understand the German to mean: "hätte sich zusichern lassen sollen, dass diese Eigenschaften [über die Spezifikation hinaus] vorhanden sind."
"an assurance" could also be translated as "assurances" or if being very legalistic "warranty" or "warranties" - depends on the context and the intended meaning in German
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Borrowing from Ramey, you could also say "to have obtained assurances as to their availability."
I understand the German to mean: "hätte sich zusichern lassen sollen, dass diese Eigenschaften [über die Spezifikation hinaus] vorhanden sind."
"an assurance" could also be translated as "assurances" or if being very legalistic "warranty" or "warranties" - depends on the context and the intended meaning in German
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Note added at 17 mins (2015-07-06 06:17:07 GMT)
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Borrowing from Ramey, you could also say "to have obtained assurances as to their availability."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "vielen Dank!!"
10 mins
to make sure they are/were available
to ensure that these characteristics are available
to ensure/make certain that such characteristics can be supplied
to ensure/make certain that such characteristics can be supplied
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: zusichern zu lassen -they didn't do it themselves. /no. ie they obtained it. if I get an assurance from you, it's not the same as if I made sure myself.
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Hi there! Yes, but isn't that a redundancy? You can make sure of something, but to have someone make sure of something makes you surely not sure?// Okay, I can see that - which is why I made a third alternative.
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3 hrs
Cillie Swart
South Africa
South Africa
Native in English
South Africa
Finance, Legal, Business Texts
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Dutch to English, Afrikaans to English, and 1 more.
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8
To have checked whether they are indeed there.
it was the customer's job to check that they were indeed there, not yours.
+1
3 hrs
to make sure that they are present; to obtain assurance that they are present.
Obviously more context would be desirable.
However, it appears that the author is saying that there is some kind of data package held by some party, and the special requirements of "your" customer should be in the Data Sheet or should otherwise be "present" in the records held by that party.
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Alternative: to ensure that they are present.
(Unless and until more is known, it is unwise to rewrite the author.)
However, it appears that the author is saying that there is some kind of data package held by some party, and the special requirements of "your" customer should be in the Data Sheet or should otherwise be "present" in the records held by that party.
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Alternative: to ensure that they are present.
(Unless and until more is known, it is unwise to rewrite the author.)
8 hrs
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
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28
..verify that they were included..
Or:
"obtain assurances that they were included"
May be the most straightforward way of expressing this in English without missing any essential meaning. I also like many of the other solutions along the lines of "obtaining assurances as to its existence". But it's a judgement call whether you have to be as formal as the German..
"obtain assurances that they were included"
May be the most straightforward way of expressing this in English without missing any essential meaning. I also like many of the other solutions along the lines of "obtaining assurances as to its existence". But it's a judgement call whether you have to be as formal as the German..
1 day 6 hrs
Peter Ward
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Fast, reliable, technical, IT experience
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish, UK, US, Wales / Welsh)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
...ensure that they are present (or available)
I think this fits the context...
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