Lost in translation

[LigH]

Dear native speakers,

which of so many translations would you recommend to use to describe that a medicine is allowed to be used on a specific species?

accreditation / acceptance / admission / admittance / license / permission / registration...

http://dict.leo.org collected so many translations for "Zulassung". Which one may match best a medicine? Currently, I'd chose "admission", because of the examples with shares / bonds / securities.

[dragongodz]

the use of the medicine on the animal is permissible. (permitted, allowable)

the use of the medicine on the animal is admissible. (can be accepted, allowable)

take your pick.

or depending on what you are actually writing...

it is permitted to use the medicine on the animal. :)

[niamh]

If the use of the medicine has been officially allowed , by a vet body or something, then homologation is probably the best ...Otherwise or even anyway,I'd use "approved"(officially or not).Then again approved implies someone approving it. Any chance to get the full sentence maybe?
I'll try and remember to check at work tomorrow morning what it exactly says on the packages we have ...

[LigH]

niamh:

Sounds good. I checked other online dictionaries, some of them showed contexts with "approved", too.

[niamh]

well I forgot to check this morning :( but yeah, approved should be best

[b0b0b0b]

This was the second or third time I opened this thread, hoping it was about the movie Lost in Translation.

Good movie.

I agree, "approved" sounds best.

[r6d2]

Originally posted by b0b0b0b
This was the second or third time I opened this thread, hoping it was about the movie Lost in Translation.Me too. I guess we've been lost in thread-title-ation. ;)

[LigH]

:D

But what made you think me asking about that movie?

1) I don't talk about problems with copy protected DVDs... ;)
2) Any technical question would fit better in another forum.
3) If it was the movie's title, I probably would have written it with all leading capitals.

Well... I just thought it would be a nice joke, even for a non-native-speaker. :p
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Finally: Thanks for your help.

And I hope that this thread might grow with the next similar issues. :sly:

[LigH]

Once again...

I'm trying to translate the subtitles of the free fan movie "Star Wars: Revelations". And I'm afraid there are a few sentences which only native speakers can understand. But I hope here is some "living thesaurus" available:

What means "I laid the charges myself"? Translating "lay" and "charge" separately does not yet make much sense...
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Maybe something like "I was always responsible for my own actions"?

[wmansir]

Without knowing the context, "charges" is probably referring to explosive charges. And "laid" refers to setting or placing them in position.

So, it probably means "I placed the explosives myself".

In another context, it could mean legal charges (warrant, arrest, etc) or accusations made against a person for a crime or disgraceful act. So it could mean "I made the accusations myself"


Do you mean Star Wars: Revelations, not Star Trek?

[LigH]

Indeed - Star Wars...

About the explosives... that's quite possible, after thinking again about it.
Your visions of the Jedi Temple's destruction were worthless to me.
I'm alive because I laid the charges myself.
I would leave...
...now.
Thank you.

[niamh]

Funny (spooky?) thing, I was thinking about this very thread this afternoon, and don't ask me why...
Good luck in translating this movie LigH, and don't hesitate in asking :)