Kassenlandschaft

English translation: terminals/tills/checkouts

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German term or phrase:Kassenlandschaft
English translation:terminals/tills/checkouts
Entered by: Kateřina Suchánková

07:42 Sep 22, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Retail
German term or phrase: Kassenlandschaft
Die bestehende Kassenlandschaft in Deutschland und den osteuropäischen Landesgesellschaften sind gesetzt und nicht Teil der Ausschreibung.

Thanks in advance :)
Kateřina Suchánková
Czech Republic
Local time: 08:19
terminals/tills/checkouts
Explanation:
Landschaft is a tricky one to translate, but it means something along the lines of "provision", "environment" or "system", and you can leave it out here. The example below relates to machines in general.
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philgoddard
United States
Grading comment
Thanks, in fact I thought the same but I wasn't sure whether I could leave out "Lanschaft" simply.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1terminals/tills/checkouts
philgoddard
3checkout area
Phoebe Indetzki


Discussion entries: 9





  

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checkout area


Explanation:
...could fit in this context

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Note added at 1 Stunde (2011-09-22 09:31:52 GMT)
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possibly even "the existing checkout layouts"

Phoebe Indetzki
Local time: 08:19
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  palilula (X)
17 mins
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disagree  philgoddard: No, it doesn't mean a physical area here (though it can do in other contexts) - hence the "in Deutschland und den osteuropäischen Landesgesellschaften"
1 hr
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
terminals/tills/checkouts


Explanation:
Landschaft is a tricky one to translate, but it means something along the lines of "provision", "environment" or "system", and you can leave it out here. The example below relates to machines in general.

Example sentence(s):
  • Wie wird Ihr System an oder in die vorhandene Maschinenlandschaft gekoppelt? Durch das Baukastensystem konnten bis dahin alle Herausforderungen seitens der Kunden oder auch Anforderungen seitens der Maschinenlandschaft gemeistert werden

    Reference: http://www.schmidt-microdosiertechnik.de/service/faq.html#sy...
philgoddard
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks, in fact I thought the same but I wasn't sure whether I could leave out "Lanschaft" simply.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lynda Hepburn: Agree, but I would include "provision" or something similar
5 hrs
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