Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
gerne
English translation:
commonly / often, etc.
Added to glossary by
Woodstock (X)
Aug 28, 2006 20:07
18 yrs ago
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German term
gerne
German to English
Tech/Engineering
IT (Information Technology)
Ethernet networks
This may seem silly, but I'm debating about how to translate "gerne", if at all, in this sentence:
Ein Web-Proxy (z.B. Squid) wird *gerne* vor ein größeres Netzwerk geschaltet.
"A web proxy is popularly used ..." is one idea, or something like
"Web proxies are frequently/often/commonly...", or ignoring 'gerne' altogether or using it indirectly in a broader sense? I'm sure there'll be some great input from you all. Thanks in advance for the brainstorming.
PS: If possible, active voice is preferable to passive voice. (leo, dict.cc, KudoZ, etc. all had lots of options, but none that quite fit the bill)
Note: I'm pretty sure this is the correct category for the context, but not sure it is appropriate for the term, so pls let me know if it isn't.
Ein Web-Proxy (z.B. Squid) wird *gerne* vor ein größeres Netzwerk geschaltet.
"A web proxy is popularly used ..." is one idea, or something like
"Web proxies are frequently/often/commonly...", or ignoring 'gerne' altogether or using it indirectly in a broader sense? I'm sure there'll be some great input from you all. Thanks in advance for the brainstorming.
PS: If possible, active voice is preferable to passive voice. (leo, dict.cc, KudoZ, etc. all had lots of options, but none that quite fit the bill)
Note: I'm pretty sure this is the correct category for the context, but not sure it is appropriate for the term, so pls let me know if it isn't.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +7 | common / commonly |
Victor Dewsbery
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| 4 +8 | often |
Thomas Pfann
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| 3 | 'it's ok to [verb]', 'it'll work', 'it's fine' 'simply' |
Protradit
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Change log
Aug 28, 2006 20:57: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "gerne (hier)" to "gerne"
Proposed translations
+7
9 mins
Victor Dewsbery
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Specialised in law and construction
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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22
German term (edited):
gerne (hier)
Selected
common / commonly
A common method is to put a proxy server ... in front of a large network.
Peer comment(s):
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Anton Baer
: 'often' is correct but 'commonly' would be the more natural term, as I think it's just a little more than 'often' in the scale of frequency. That is, less than 'always' but more than 'often'...
25 mins
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Erik Freitag
28 mins
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| agree |
Textklick
: With Heinrich
1 hr
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Johanna Timm, PhD
: with Textklick
8 hrs
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rext
: with HeinrichB
9 hrs
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sylvie malich (X)
: with Johanna
13 hrs
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dercarson
: Much better than 'often', if only because my ears like the sound of it.
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone! I ended up using *commonly* for this sentence."
+8
6 mins
Thomas Pfann
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in German
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Related KudoZ points
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11
German term (edited):
gerne (hier)
often
Ich würde ganz klar sagen, dass 'gerne', wie es hier verwendet wird, einfach ein Synonym für 'oft' ist. Auf keinen Fall hat es etwas mit 'popularly' zu tun.
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Note added at 13 mins (2006-08-28 20:20:47 GMT)
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Und einfach ignorieren bzw. weglassen würde ich es auch nicht, damit klar wird, dass ein Web-Proxy zwar vor ein größeres Netzwerk geschaltet werden kann, dies aber nicht getan werden muss.
Eine weitere Möglichkeit wäre auch etwas wie: 'It may be useful/a good idea to' oder 'You may want to [schalt a Proxy vor ein größeres Netzwerk]'. I think that would actually reflect the meaning of the 'gerne' pretty well.
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Note added at 13 mins (2006-08-28 20:20:47 GMT)
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Und einfach ignorieren bzw. weglassen würde ich es auch nicht, damit klar wird, dass ein Web-Proxy zwar vor ein größeres Netzwerk geschaltet werden kann, dies aber nicht getan werden muss.
Eine weitere Möglichkeit wäre auch etwas wie: 'It may be useful/a good idea to' oder 'You may want to [schalt a Proxy vor ein größeres Netzwerk]'. I think that would actually reflect the meaning of the 'gerne' pretty well.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
1 min
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| agree |
Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
4 mins
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| agree |
Kathi Stock
6 mins
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| agree |
Lori Dendy-Molz
18 mins
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| agree |
Susanne Rindlisbacher
31 mins
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Ineke Hardy
36 mins
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| agree |
Mihaela Boteva
1 hr
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Bernhard Sulzer
: Suggestion: Often, one finds a web-proxy placed at the network gateway/in front of the network..." http://wp.netscape.com/proxy/v3.5/using/index.html
1 hr
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16 hrs
'it's ok to [verb]', 'it'll work', 'it's fine' 'simply'
The first 3 options are often used in the same sense in the US with the infinitive of the verb if you want to avoid use of the passive voice. Whenever talking about standard practices, the phrase is often seen that 'it's ok to connect x before y'.
The fourth option here is also used in the same sense but in the passive voice "A Web-Proxy (e.g. Squid) is *simply* connected upstream of [or prior to] a larger network.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-08-29 12:19:32 GMT)
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Which one you choose out of all these options really depends on the context and the tone of the full text.
The fourth option here is also used in the same sense but in the passive voice "A Web-Proxy (e.g. Squid) is *simply* connected upstream of [or prior to] a larger network.
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Note added at 16 hrs (2006-08-29 12:19:32 GMT)
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Which one you choose out of all these options really depends on the context and the tone of the full text.
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