Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
primär nur ein Teil
English translation:
at first/initially
Added to glossary by
David Williams
Feb 2, 2011 10:09
13 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
primär nur ein Teil
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Software
Data entry
Context:
"Für den Fall, dass z.B. primär nur ein Teil der Daten erfasst werden kann, besteht die Möglichkeit, über den Befehl „Rem“ einzelne Zeilen in der Datenbank zu löschen."
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: User documentation
* Target audience: Suppliers
* Country and dialect: Germany (corporate, no dialect)
"Für den Fall, dass z.B. primär nur ein Teil der Daten erfasst werden kann, besteht die Möglichkeit, über den Befehl „Rem“ einzelne Zeilen in der Datenbank zu löschen."
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: User documentation
* Target audience: Suppliers
* Country and dialect: Germany (corporate, no dialect)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | at first / initially |
Antje Matthaeus
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| 3 | primarily only a part |
Darrel Knutson
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Proposed translations
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Antje Matthaeus
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Corporate communications with style
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
at first / initially
I think this makes most sense in the context, particularly with the surrounding sentences David provided.
Note from asker:
| Ah! Yes, that makes sense. Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
784512 (X)
: correct meaning, how would you phrase the final sentence though?
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Herzlichen Dank!"
12 mins
Darrel Knutson
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
IT trainer & translator, English teacher
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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16
primarily only a part
If primarily only a part of the data can be entered it is possible to use the "Rem" command to remove individual rows from the database.
I think the use of "primary" here is just as unusual as the original German sentence.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-02 11:14:14 GMT)
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Meaning: All information must be entered, so if available information is incomplete and thus has only partially been entered into the database it can be deleted using the "Rem" command.
I think the use of "primary" here is just as unusual as the original German sentence.
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-02-02 11:14:14 GMT)
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Meaning: All information must be entered, so if available information is incomplete and thus has only partially been entered into the database it can be deleted using the "Rem" command.
Note from asker:
| OK, unusual is one way of putting it. But what does it MEAN? |
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