Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
voraussehend
English translation:
foreseeable
Added to glossary by
Rowan Morrell
Jul 20, 2006 12:29
18 yrs ago
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German term
New Zealand
Committed to the Customer
Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
voraussehend
German to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
General Terms and Conditions
"Im kaufmännischen Geschäftsverkehr haften wir darüber hinaus auch nicht für grobe Fahrlässigkeit von Erfüllungsgehilfen; in den übrigen Fällen ist gegenüber Kaufleuten die Haftung auf grobe Fahrlässigkeit auf den voraussehenden Schaden bis zur Höhe des betreffenden Druckauftrags/Anzeigenentgeltes beschränkt."
From a set of general terms and conditions concerning advertisements that trade fair exhibitors can place in the trade fair magazine. I don't understand what is meant by "voraussehend" and am also having problems with the grammar of "auf den voraussehenden Schaden" (specifically, the "auf" in relation to "grobe Fahrlässigkeit"). TIA for your help.
From a set of general terms and conditions concerning advertisements that trade fair exhibitors can place in the trade fair magazine. I don't understand what is meant by "voraussehend" and am also having problems with the grammar of "auf den voraussehenden Schaden" (specifically, the "auf" in relation to "grobe Fahrlässigkeit"). TIA for your help.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | foreseeable |
Joern Gaedcke
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| 5 +3 | anticipated |
Darin Fitzpatrick
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| 4 | I would suggest here also foreseeable |
Serena Hiller
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| 3 | envisaged |
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
|
Proposed translations
+1
15 mins
Joern Gaedcke
Singapore
Singapore
Native in German
Works in field
Singapore
20 yrs experience translating Ger-->E
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
38
Selected
foreseeable
'voraussehend' is actually'foreseeing' and the 'damage' can't 'foresee' anything. So most likely it is bad German writing (or Swiss / austrian dialect?). I suspect the same applies to '"auf" den Schaden'
I am quite sure, because I have come across an expression like 'den voraussehbaren Schaden' before. My translation would be:
"... libility is limited to gross negilgence in respect of the foreseeable damage up to ....
I am quite sure, because I have come across an expression like 'den voraussehbaren Schaden' before. My translation would be:
"... libility is limited to gross negilgence in respect of the foreseeable damage up to ....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, "foreseeable" was quite good, and a decent case was made for this suggestion. So I'll go with that, although "anticipated" didn't seem to bad either. The use of -end rather than -bar here certainly was confusing, because it didn't really make grammatical sense. Anyway, thanks Joern and Serena, but thanks also to the others who contributed a suggestion or peer grade - appreciate everyone's assistance."
10 mins
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Native in English
Specializes in field
Quality legal / financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
62
envisaged
anticipated or foreseen are other possible options
damages envisaged / anticipated
damages envisaged / anticipated
+3
13 mins
Darin Fitzpatrick
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Engineer & Project Manager
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
20
anticipated
The guts of the clause is, "Haftung ... ist ... auf den voraussehenden Schaden ... beschränkt."
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Joern Gaedcke
: Sorry, but 'voraussehend' should be 'voraussehbar' or 'vorhersehbar'.
8 mins
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| agree |
Niraja Nanjundan (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
KARIN ISBELL
: In anticipation of . . . perhaps better time-wise
2 hrs
|
31 mins
Serena Hiller
Germany
Germany
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Germany
Fully committed to my work and clients
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) 
, German (Variants: Austrian, Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, Spanish to German, and 2 more.
I would suggest here also foreseeable
I think the liability is in this case limited to gross negligence of the presumed foreseeable damages
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