Feb 27, 2013 03:58
11 yrs ago
German term
United States
If You Need Results
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German
im falschen Feld (Satzverstaendnis)
German to English
Medical
Medical (general)
Es geht hier um ein Medikament in der Entwicklung fuer die Behandlung von Diabetes2.
Der Moderator fragt: Was halten Sie von der Reduzierung des HbA1c levels?
Antwort: Das machen alle. Wenn Produkt X das nicht taete waeren wir hier im "falschen Feld."
Mir ist hier nicht ganz klar was der Doktor damit meint.
Bezieht er sich auf die Konversation im allgmeinen und im "falschen Feld" bedeutet soviel wie : Dann braeuchten wir das (Medikament) nicht diskutieren?
Leider hinterfragt der Moderator diese Antwort nicht und ich habe wirklich keine Ahnung was der Doktor mit dieser Antwort ausdruecken wollte.
Waere dankbar fuer Vorschlaege :)
Der Moderator fragt: Was halten Sie von der Reduzierung des HbA1c levels?
Antwort: Das machen alle. Wenn Produkt X das nicht taete waeren wir hier im "falschen Feld."
Mir ist hier nicht ganz klar was der Doktor damit meint.
Bezieht er sich auf die Konversation im allgmeinen und im "falschen Feld" bedeutet soviel wie : Dann braeuchten wir das (Medikament) nicht diskutieren?
Leider hinterfragt der Moderator diese Antwort nicht und ich habe wirklich keine Ahnung was der Doktor mit dieser Antwort ausdruecken wollte.
Waere dankbar fuer Vorschlaege :)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | on the wrong track |
Trudy Peters
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| 3 | no business being here |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 4 -4 | not being worth for medical discussion |
Salih YILDIRIM
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Proposed translations
+1
12 hrs
Trudy Peters
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
:
147
Selected
on the wrong track
If the product only does what all the others do, we're on the wrong track. Or, we're headed in the wrong direction.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you for your help "
-4
7 hrs
Salih YILDIRIM
United States
United States
Works in field
United States
Meticulous, scrupulous, curious work!
Native in: Turkish (Variant: Standard-İstanbul )
Works in: Turkish to English, English to Turkish, French to Turkish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
5
not being worth for medical discussion
I would translate in this way!
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Kim Metzger
: "worth for"?
1 hr
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| disagree |
Lancashireman
: I would not translate in this way!
2 hrs
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| disagree |
Cetacea
: Misunderstood and grammatically wrong.
4 hrs
|
| disagree |
pj-ffm
: Different account name, unfortunately still posting gibberish.
7 hrs
|
37 mins
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
159
no business being here
Sounds like the reduction of HbA1c levels is a "low" bar that all products must clear to be competitive. He says, of course, their product does that. If it didn't, they'd have no business being there (= unable to compete)
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Note added at 16 hrs (2013-02-27 20:20:05 GMT)
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I think your initial idea is probably correct. Doc seems to be hinting there would be no point in "discussing" (evaluating) this product any further if it didn't meet minimum requirements (reduction of HbA1c levels) like other meds apparently do.
He'd be thinking "What are we doing here?" (or "Why is this/why are we even here?). Keep in mind that's just a rhetorical and hypothetical comment. Any colloquialism conveying the idea that either the product/evaluators would be (or feel like they are) in the wrong place if that product failed to meet standards would do nicely. In this case, I'd suggest using a variation on the cartoon caption below.. ("We'd be in the wrong movie here if product x didn't provide that benefit.")
http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/One-of-us-is-in-the-wrong-...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2013-02-27 20:20:05 GMT)
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I think your initial idea is probably correct. Doc seems to be hinting there would be no point in "discussing" (evaluating) this product any further if it didn't meet minimum requirements (reduction of HbA1c levels) like other meds apparently do.
He'd be thinking "What are we doing here?" (or "Why is this/why are we even here?). Keep in mind that's just a rhetorical and hypothetical comment. Any colloquialism conveying the idea that either the product/evaluators would be (or feel like they are) in the wrong place if that product failed to meet standards would do nicely. In this case, I'd suggest using a variation on the cartoon caption below.. ("We'd be in the wrong movie here if product x didn't provide that benefit.")
http://www.condenaststore.com/-sp/One-of-us-is-in-the-wrong-...
Note from asker:
| Thank you Michael. It is not "his" product,however. He is supposed to evaluate it and decide upon a stimulus he was presented with if this medication would be able to replace any of the products he is currently using. This guy is really killing me. He mainly speaks in metaphors and makes it difficult for me to provide a professional content analysis ;) |
Discussion
a) es könnte sein, dass man mit dem Feld “auf etwas gesetzt hat” (wie beim Roulette) ;
b) das Feld bezieht sich auf einen strategischen Schritt , eine Position ( z.B. wie im Schachspiel)
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