Hi all, I'm translating some biographies, and one gentleman is a professor at a university in Japan. The Czech text refers to him throughout as "Professor X"...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Aug 1, 2009 3:39 pm
Yes, in English we do use "Professor" as a title in something like that, but not again and again, as the Czechs do. It would go like this: On the first...
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Charlie Stanford
charliestnfrd
Aug 1, 2009 10:31 pm
Thank you Sarka, Jamie and Honza too ... From: Sarka Rubkova To: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2009 7:55 AM Subject: Re: [Czechlist]...
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Michael Trittipo
michaltrittipo
Aug 2, 2009 7:16 pm
... As to the title question, Jamie's suggestions about use would apply in many articles. Here's an example using surnames only (with status as professor...
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Jaroslav Hejzlar
jarda237
Aug 2, 2009 7:47 pm
Hello, dear listmates! I am struggling with a document of the European Commission in which the following tricky clause is included: "Subject to the provisions...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Aug 2, 2009 7:58 pm
The best US style guide -- which no one ever discusses or demands -- is The Gregg Reference Manual. The Chicago Manual of Style and some others leave a lot of...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Aug 2, 2009 8:03 pm
According to the provisions of this Agreement, the Convention's provisions will be understood to apply to the European Community. The terms used in the...
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Jaroslav Hejzlar
jarda237
Aug 2, 2009 8:09 pm
Ooops! I suppose there is no need for you to react any more to my previous message. Sorry to have bothered you, I have looked at it once more again after a...
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Jennifer Hejtmankova
jeninprague
Aug 2, 2009 8:34 pm
Thanks Jamie, I'll look into it! Thanks, too, Michael, for your input. Jen ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Romana
translators@...
Aug 3, 2009 7:24 am
Hi friends, I just need the term "horror story" in Czech, for writing a personal letter. My relatives in my old home country are going through extremely tough ...
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Alena Rysková 2e
alenec62
Aug 3, 2009 7:56 am
K tomuto jsem prisla pres PF UK, preposilam Alena Dear colleague, My name is Jan-Hendrik Opdenhoff. I am an interpreting trainer at the Faculty for...
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Jaroslav Hejzlar
jarda237
Aug 3, 2009 12:32 pm
Thank you, Jamie! You have confirmed that I have eventually understood it well :-)) Regards, Jarda ... From: James Kirchner To: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
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Libor
libore@...
Aug 3, 2009 8:03 pm
Hi, well, to je prostì "horor", nebo "hrùzy", nebo "otøesné zá¾itky" nebo "procházíte si peklem, pro¾íváte peklo", a podobnì. Sorry to hear it,...
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Romana
romana.vlcek
Aug 4, 2009 2:06 am
Thanks Libor, that helps a lot! Very good suggestions. Regards, Romana ... From: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Czechlist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
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Subrtova Helena
HSubrtova@...
Aug 5, 2009 6:05 am
Hello, Is there any English expression for "nasazovani software"? Thanks. Helena...
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kzgafas
Aug 5, 2009 6:14 am
I find this tool as EXTREMELY useful in learning another language. I use it to create for me bilingual texts of various articles picked-up from internet (e.g....
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Martin Janda
j_mart22
Aug 5, 2009 6:22 am
How about software deployment? HTH Martin...
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Jennifer Hejtmankova
jeninprague
Aug 5, 2009 7:04 am
Google translate often comes up with some real doozies, though - for example yesterday I plugged in an article in Czech about women's hockey, and for some...
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Subrtova Helena
HSubrtova@...
Aug 5, 2009 7:08 am
It is for a repository on the internet. It says: moznost nasazovani SW ve vice etapach. Helena...
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Ing. Pavel Staník
pavelstancik
Aug 5, 2009 7:11 am
Hello, I think it is an IMPLEMENTATION. Pavel ... From: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Czechlist@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Subrtova Helena Sent:...
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Beata Rodlingova
beatarodlingova
Aug 5, 2009 7:24 am
For software, I second "implementation"....
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Ing. Jiri Klima
jklima@...
Aug 5, 2009 7:44 am
Heleno, I am not a native speaker but I would use "to apply the software". Jirka _____ From: Czechlist@yahoogroups.com [mailto:Czechlist@yahoogroups.com] On...
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Matej Klimes
matejklimes
Aug 5, 2009 7:55 am
Martin's DEPLOYMENT is definitely better than implementation here "will be deployed in several phases" is just the right thing to say,,, Google around and...
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Josef Hlavac
nahovno
Aug 5, 2009 10:54 am
I second "deployment". Josef...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Aug 5, 2009 11:12 am
Software deployment (Google: 309,000) if the software is being installed and put to use for first time at a company. This could be a long process. Wikipedia...
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Jennifer Hejtmankova
jeninprague
Aug 5, 2009 12:22 pm
Hello all, I just need a bit of help from someone a bit more sports-inclined than I am - I need to know how to translate "ligove" and "extraligove" properly...
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Matej Klimes
matejklimes
Aug 5, 2009 12:42 pm
It's like prvni a druha liga in footbal, I think, liga is the smaller competition and extraliga the top one (within CZ) Not sure what the equivalents (has to...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Aug 5, 2009 2:16 pm
If Matej's explanation is correct, then the liga is the minor league, and the extraliga is the major league. Jamie ... [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Matej Klimes
matejklimes
Aug 5, 2009 3:22 pm
Correct, I wasn't sure about the minor bit... Now what would you do with footbal/soccer, where we I think have prvni, druhou a treti ligu, prvni being the...
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James Kirchner
kirchnerjk
Aug 5, 2009 3:25 pm
We would say 1st division, 2nd division, etc. What would you do with the "peewee leagues" in hockey and other sports? Jamie ... [Non-text portions of this...
