German term
United States
Literature & Scholarship
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English, English, German to English
zur Kenntnis
Participants in altering business guidelines:
- Geschäftsführer der in- und ausländischen Tochtergesellschaften,
- Gesamtbetriebsrats-Vorsitzender sowie Betriebsratsvorsitzende der Standorte der xx AG, der xx GmbH sowie der xx GmbH zur Kenntnis,
- Vorsitzender des xx Sprecherausschusses zur Kenntnis
| 4 +4 | for informational purposes (only) |
Teresa Reinhardt
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| 5 +1 | for your attention |
Andrea Van Geffen Matthews, MCIL
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| 4 | be advised |
David Hollywood
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| 3 +1 | for your information, abbreviated f.y.i. |
John Fenz
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Dec 6, 2006 22:28: Terry Gilman changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
PRO (1): Stephen Sadie
Non-PRO (3): Edith Kelly, Ingeborg Gowans (X), Terry Gilman
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Proposed translations
United States
Known for top notch work, on time
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, English to German, English, and 1 more.
for informational purposes (only)
Corresponds to the usual FYI (for individuals in business)
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Edith Kelly
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Thanks, Edith!
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Tamara Ferencak
1 hr
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Thanks, Tamara!
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Lesley Burgon
: Wow - I haven't been called Leley since the days when my little sister was starting to talk - that's some time ago!!! .... good of course Teresa!
1 hr
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Thanks, Leley! //Is that good or bad??? ;-) Sorry! Too early, no coffee...
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Steffen Walter
: Why not just "for information (only)"?
2 hrs
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Thanks, Steffen!
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Andrea Van Geffen Matthews, MCIL
: this is not correct, for informational purposes is zu Ihrer Information
3 hrs
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If you believe in literal 'translations'
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Terry Gilman
: established in some quarters as part of RACI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RACI_diagram - for a BR, I'd skip the "only" (as "slighting")
12 hrs
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worked for int. orgs (IMF, OAS, IDB)
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, German to English
be advised
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Note added at 5 mins (2006-12-06 05:26:55 GMT)
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"advised" is the operative word here IMO :)
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-12-06 05:27:58 GMT)
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maybe "hereby advised"
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-12-06 05:53:57 GMT)
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or just "please note"
for your information, abbreviated f.y.i.
A host of related possible translations may be found by searching "zur kenntnis" in the Proz term search, e.g. "be advised", "take note" etc.
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milinad
2 hrs
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sylvie malich (X)
: wouldn't FYI be capitalized?
4 hrs
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Sylvie: I think you are correct, FYI is typically capitalized, though f.y.i. is also seen.
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United Kingdom
Andrea Van Geffen Matthews, MCIL
Lawyer*/Linguist *non-practicing
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
for your attention
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
3 hrs
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Steffen Walter
: You can't say "for ***your*** attention" if you address people in the third-person singular (pls see context).
9 hrs
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yes, you are right - in this case it would be .... for attention
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Terry Gilman
: Agree w/ SW. Syntax still unresolved. FAO/Attn is z.H., can be but not usually z.K. pot. insulting for BR (z.K. nur intern, nie auf Briefen, hat eine strategische Bedeutung)
12 hrs
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Gert Hirschfeld
: I don't quite get the context. If those people are participants in a meeting, they should have been there and heard what was going on. The term sounds more like they have been copied in a mail, like CC.
2 days 5 hrs
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