Jun 3, 2006 14:54
18 yrs ago
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German term

zu hören sein

German to English Law/Patents Law (general)
From a German law:

Der Gebührenschuldner ist zu hören, wenn mit einer Erhöhung der gebühr nach Satz 1 zu rechnen ist.
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Non-PRO (2): HarryHedgehog, Stephen Sadie

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Proposed translations

+6
34 mins
Selected

is to be heard

is, as far as I recall, the legal wording. Meaning "must be".
"Has to be" is too coloquial here, IMHO, while "should be" is just plain wrong...
Peer comment(s):

agree Stephen Sadie : I wouldn't have posted my answer had I seen this...I keep being moved to other language combinations and hadnÄ't seen the responses to edith's answer either
3 mins
Thanks, Stephen; it's happening to me too, (last time was to a 2001 question!!!) and I'll be reporting it next time...
agree Rebecca Garber
2 hrs
agree Erik Macki : "Is to" connotes futurity, prior arrangement, obligation; "must" (and periphrastic cousin "has to") connote compulsion or requirement (cf. Merriam-Webster, Black's). Here, I agree "is to be" is slightly better; "should" is far too weak for this context.
2 hrs
agree Richard Benham
2 hrs
agree Lori Dendy-Molz
4 hrs
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : is to be heard
1 day 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks"
+3
1 min

should be / has to be heared

in a type of hearing

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Note added at 33 mins (2006-06-03 15:27:17 GMT)
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Oh mea culpa, of course heard without an e.
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : "heard"
5 mins
neutral Steffen Walter : heard?
6 mins
agree Ulrike Kraemer : "heard"
20 mins
neutral Wenjer Leuschel (X) : With Steffen, "heard"?
28 mins
agree KARIN ISBELL
43 mins
neutral Stephen Sadie : I would have agreed with the typo here, but david has a valid point and this is legalese
55 mins
neutral Kathleen : what about "testify"?
4 hrs
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35 mins

should/must be heard

or ?
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4 hrs

is to testify (give testimony)/to be heard from

witnesses and defendants TESTIFY in a court.
Peer comment(s):

neutral Ulrike Kraemer : Hier geht es aber nicht um ein Gerichtsverfahren...
32 mins
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