Sep 1, 2004 06:51
19 yrs ago
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English term
Accurate -- Reliable -- Fast
Native in: Chinese 
Works in: English to Chinese, Chinese to English, German to Chinese, and 3 more.
turnaround time
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Context:
Job description:
They are 20 pages of hand-written medical documents that need to be translated into Cantonese within a very tight turnaround time. Please provide:
1. Your fixed project fee bid, or rate per word in US dollars;
2. # or revisions included in the bid;
3. Your turnaround time.
Requirements:
Delivery deadline: *******
Question: What does ¡°your turnaround time¡± mean, since there is already a ¡°Delivery deadline¡± below?
Thank You in Advance!
Job description:
They are 20 pages of hand-written medical documents that need to be translated into Cantonese within a very tight turnaround time. Please provide:
1. Your fixed project fee bid, or rate per word in US dollars;
2. # or revisions included in the bid;
3. Your turnaround time.
Requirements:
Delivery deadline: *******
Question: What does ¡°your turnaround time¡± mean, since there is already a ¡°Delivery deadline¡± below?
Thank You in Advance!
Responses
+8
3 mins
Selected
how quickly you can return the document
Even if there is a delivery deadline, this would be when they absolutely need the document back. If you can translate it faster, you indicate that as your turnaround time.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for contribution!"
+2
4 mins
time it will take you to complete the project
They are asking how fast you can complete the project (i.e. "turn it around"). This is what it means, regardless of them already giving a deadline. Maybe they want to see if you can do it faster than the deadline and award it to the fastest person. Or, if nobody can do it by the deadline, they will probably award it to the fastest person...
5 mins
Craft.Content
Word Builders In Hindi-Marathi-Sanskrit
Native in: Hindi
Works in: English to Hindi, English, English to Gujarati, and 2 more.
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12
After accepting the offer, the time taken by *you* ...
As against the deadline mentioned in the bid offer, how much time it will take *you* to complete the work - to go away after taking the work, complete it, turn around, and return with the completed work.
Hth - Sanjay.
Hth - Sanjay.
+1
1 hr
Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.
Bangladesh
Bangladesh
Works in field
Bangladesh
NAATI Accredited 21 yrs in Medical Trans
Native in: Bengali 
Works in: English to Bengali, Bengali to English, Bengali, and 1 more.
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32
many words a translator can/usually translate per day
Patti and Kristina are right. But, "Turnaround time" is also used to express that how many words a translator can/usually translate per day.
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Note added at 19 hrs 59 mins (2004-09-02 02:51:06 GMT)
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sorry for the accidental omitting of the word \"how\". the answer should be, \"how many words a translator can/usually translate per day\"
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Note added at 19 hrs 59 mins (2004-09-02 02:51:06 GMT)
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sorry for the accidental omitting of the word \"how\". the answer should be, \"how many words a translator can/usually translate per day\"
Peer comment(s):
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Refugio
: This is a good point, since it extends to future jobs as well
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Thank you Ruth
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