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mit vertretbarem Aufwand

English translation: with reasonable / justifiable expenditure

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German term or phrase:mit vertretbarem Aufwand
English translation:with reasonable / justifiable expenditure
Entered by: zwetschge

19:08 Jul 3, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical (general)
German term or phrase: mit vertretbarem Aufwand
Ziel einer modernen Diagnostik muss es sein, mit vertretbarem Aufwand in jedem Einzelfall eine sichere virologische Diagnose stellen zu können.
CArcher
Germany
Local time: 08:21
with reasonable expenditure
Explanation:
http://www.thieme-connect.com/ejournals/abstract/dmw/doi/10....
oder "with justifiable expenditure"
Selected response from:

zwetschge
Local time: 08:21
Grading comment
thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7with reasonable expenditure
zwetschge
1 +2using a reasonable amount of time, money and human resources
Veronika Neuhold
4 -1with reasonable resources
Lirka
3 -1reasonable input
Ellen Kraus
1at a reasonable cost
andres-larsen


  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
with reasonable expenditure


Explanation:
http://www.thieme-connect.com/ejournals/abstract/dmw/doi/10....
oder "with justifiable expenditure"

zwetschge
Local time: 08:21
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  swisstell
37 mins
  -> Danke!
agree  Cilian O'Tuama: I find justifiable better than reasonable here, but that`s just me
1 hr
  -> Danke!
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): w/Cilian: justifiable would have been my preference, too
2 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Marga Shaw: also with Cilian
4 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: with Cilian.
5 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  milinad
12 hrs
  -> Danke!
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
14 hrs
  -> Danke!
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
at a reasonable cost


Explanation:
the aim of modern diagnostics is to ensure an accurate virologic diagnosis in each individual case (for each individual patient) ***at a reasonable cost***

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Note added at 32 mins (2009-07-03 19:41:20 GMT)
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sources:

[PDF] Ä!RP7ä: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - HTML
berechtigt und, soweit dieses nicht mit unangemessenem Aufwand verbunden ist, auch verpflichtet. ... ***vertretbarem Aufwand*** reproduzierbar sind. .... data are reproducible ***at reasonable costs*** and with reasonable effort from data ...
www.lenze.com/.../Lizenz-_und_Vertragsbedingungen_Software_... -

(WO/1995/009403) METHOD FOR THE SEGMENTATION OF DIGITAL COLOUR IMAGESIn particular, they enable the histograms to be adapted ***at reasonable cost*** to ... zeitlich veränderliche Beleuchtungsverhältnisse ***mit vertretbarem Aufwand***. ...
www.wipo.org/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=1995009403 -

Research areas at the IGPM... die Erstellung eines Netzes ***mit vertretbarem zeitlichen Aufwand*** erlauben. ..... easily accessible nor can they be measured ***with reasonable efforts***. ... In online applications the numerical cost and the associated solution time is ...
www.igpm.rwth-aachen.de/www/forschung1_e.html -

andres-larsen
Venezuela
Local time: 02:21
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 215

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Lirka: IMO, it is not just about the costs
2 hrs
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +2
using a reasonable amount of time, money and human resources


Explanation:
From my experience, the exact meaning of "Aufwand" (time, money and/or manpower or workload) always depends on the context.

Veronika Neuhold
Austria
Local time: 08:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: A little awkward, but the right idea. Perhaps, expenditure of time and resources. Resources includes money.
46 mins
agree  Susanne Schiewe
11 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
reasonable input


Explanation:
im Sinne von Beitragleistung

Ellen Kraus
Austria
Local time: 08:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 341

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: naw, doesn't work (for me) // doesn't feel right, not something a native speaker would say, and is that not the whole point?
45 mins
  -> why not ? Input embraces both efforts and commitment
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
with reasonable resources


Explanation:
Resources is a broad enough term to encompass many aspects such as the lab personnel, time, technical resources, and last but not least, total cost.

Lirka
Austria
Local time: 08:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 880

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: doesn't work. Logically maybe, Linguistically no.
1 hr
  -> Why not?
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