Feb 27, 2016 20:01
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German term
United Kingdom
33 years of experience
Native in: English
Works in: Arabic to English, German to English
Ablage 13
German to English
Medical
Medical: Health Care
Mental illness
In a book about the stigma of mental illness, psychiatric patients are discussing their treatment. They are saying they are not treated as individuals and their backgrounds are not gone into and everybody gets the same pills dished out. "Man kommt in Ablage 13" Just wondering if this is the same as "room 101" or whether it means something like "the bin", "wastepaper basket" etc.
Many thanks for your ideas in advance, I really appreciate it.
Many thanks for your ideas in advance, I really appreciate it.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +2 | it's a one-size-fits-all solution |
Jonathan MacKerron
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| 3 | the circular file |
Donald Jacobson
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| 2 | file 13 |
Roy vd Heijden
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Proposed translations
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9 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Specializes in field
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
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it's a one-size-fits-all solution
my guess -
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Its nothing but a one-size-fits-all solution
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Note added at 14 hrs (2016-02-28 10:39:56 GMT)
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After reading your sentence:
"the patients' own concerns end up in the waste basket"
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Note added at 9 mins (2016-02-27 20:11:21 GMT)
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Its nothing but a one-size-fits-all solution
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Note added at 14 hrs (2016-02-28 10:39:56 GMT)
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After reading your sentence:
"the patients' own concerns end up in the waste basket"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gudrun Maydorn (X)
: File 13 heißt "wird weggeschmissen". das passt im Kontext nicht so ganz. Eher: Behandlung nach Schema F, alle werden über einen Kamm geschoren. A one-size-fits-all approach scheint mir da passender.
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
31 mins
Donald Jacobson
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Neuropsychiatrist(MD) German(MA)
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, Swedish to English
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28
the circular file
A slang term for the trash bin
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circular file. noun phrase. A wastebasket (1940s+) The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
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circular file. noun phrase. A wastebasket (1940s+) The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D.
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Roy vd Heijden
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
modo possem penitus deliberare
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands) 
Works in: French to Dutch
file 13
or "round file"
"File 13" is a euphemism for the trash can. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the United States. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the expression "round file" or "circular file" is more common (in reference to trash cans typically being round). Expressions such as "I'll place that memo in file 13" are often heard in offices as a joking way of saying, "I'm going to throw away that memo."
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_13)
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Urban dictionary, lemma round file:
"verb. The relatively simple action of tossing useless documents or other papers you don't care about into the trash bin (usually round in shape). The lowest priority of filing systems...yet amazingly effective.
noun. The garbage can
"Your jury summons came in the mail, I round filed it for you."
"Thanks for saving me the time."
"After the end of the semester, I took all my papers and put them in the round file. They were taken care of accordingly.""
(http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=round file)
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Ex.:
"Hey Cos, sent letter to you guys bout suporting the California Federation (I am a director for them) Never got reply, (not even a NO!! lol) You guys didn't put us in the "round file" did you?"
(http://www.anglerworld.com/bassfish/bassboard/other_topics/m...
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Note added at 35 min (2016-02-27 20:37:09 GMT)
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Cf.:
˶[...] und die Rechnung in Ablage 13 versenkend
By the way, kennt man den Ausdruck *File 13* überhaupt in Deutsch?"
˶File 13 ist ein sehr geläufiger Ausdruck beim U.S. Militär,
vielleicht auch sonst in U.S.A. Es bedeutet schon den Papierkorb,
[...]"
(https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:k5DhaL...
"File 13" is a euphemism for the trash can. The phrase is especially used in the U.S. military, and is less common outside of the United States. In the United Kingdom, for instance, the expression "round file" or "circular file" is more common (in reference to trash cans typically being round). Expressions such as "I'll place that memo in file 13" are often heard in offices as a joking way of saying, "I'm going to throw away that memo."
(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_13)
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Note added at 19 min (2016-02-27 20:21:13 GMT)
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Urban dictionary, lemma round file:
"verb. The relatively simple action of tossing useless documents or other papers you don't care about into the trash bin (usually round in shape). The lowest priority of filing systems...yet amazingly effective.
noun. The garbage can
"Your jury summons came in the mail, I round filed it for you."
"Thanks for saving me the time."
"After the end of the semester, I took all my papers and put them in the round file. They were taken care of accordingly.""
(http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=round file)
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Note added at 26 min (2016-02-27 20:28:22 GMT)
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Ex.:
"Hey Cos, sent letter to you guys bout suporting the California Federation (I am a director for them) Never got reply, (not even a NO!! lol) You guys didn't put us in the "round file" did you?"
(http://www.anglerworld.com/bassfish/bassboard/other_topics/m...
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Note added at 35 min (2016-02-27 20:37:09 GMT)
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Cf.:
˶[...] und die Rechnung in Ablage 13 versenkend
By the way, kennt man den Ausdruck *File 13* überhaupt in Deutsch?"
˶File 13 ist ein sehr geläufiger Ausdruck beim U.S. Militär,
vielleicht auch sonst in U.S.A. Es bedeutet schon den Papierkorb,
[...]"
(https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:k5DhaL...
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Gudrun Maydorn (X)
: Für Ablage 13 sagen die Briten auch "file 13" (Bedeutung = wird weggeschmissen). Ob das in diesem Kontext die optimale Übersetzung ist, halte ich für zweifelhaft.
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Reference comments
8 mins
Roy vd Heijden
Belgium
Belgium
Belgium
modo possem penitus deliberare
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: French to Dutch
Reference:
Warum wird der Papierkorb auch Ablage 13 genannt?
11 mins
Reference:
wastepaper basket
Warum wird der Papierkorb auch Ablage 13 genannt? - http://www.gutefrage.net/frage/warum-wird-der-papierkorb-auc...
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