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vererbbare lebenslange Garantie

English translation: transferable lifetime warranty; transferable lifetime warranty which is also transferable to successors under special circumstan

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German term or phrase:vererbbare lebenslange Garantie
English translation:transferable lifetime warranty; transferable lifetime warranty which is also transferable to successors under special circumstan
Entered by: TechLawDC

09:15 Jul 17, 2020
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
German term or phrase: vererbbare lebenslange Garantie
Product description in a marketing text, Durch....speziell vererbbarer lebenslange Garantie...sind die Produkte zeitlose Klassiker...

Would it be lifelong warranty? What about 'vererbbare' - 'heritable lifelong warranty'?

Thanks
Braumueller Katia
transferable lifetime warranty
Explanation:
Alternative: lifetime warranty transferable to successors.
(More context would probably resolve the discrepancy between the two answers. Transferable means if you sell the item it the warranty rights pass to the purchaser. Transferable to successors means that the transfer must be upon death or the like, not upon mere sale.)
("Transferable" is the idiomatic term normally used.)

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Note added at 13 days (2020-07-31 07:09:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Correction: Alternative: lifetime warranty transferable to successors (but not successors on or after death).


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Note added at 13 days (2020-07-31 07:17:39 GMT) Post-grading
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I have provided a theory of how to translate speziell in the Glossary entry: transferable lifetime warranty which is also transferable to successors under special circumstances.
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TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 03:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7transferable lifetime warranty
TechLawDC
5 +3Term is from July 17 job posting
Daniel Jeory
5 +1heritable lifelong guarantee
Conny Reilly
4 +1heritable lifetime warranty
Cillie Swart
3 +1lifelong guarantee which you can pass on to your heirs
Gordon Matthews


Discussion entries: 1





  

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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Term is from July 17 job posting


Explanation:
I'm confused why you would post this query here when it is from a job posted yesterday.

https://www.proz.com/translation-jobs/1704340

Either you hope to gain the job by translating the sample text or you were successful in gaining the job, even though you did not know how to translate the sample text.... Either way, very confusing.


    https://www.proz.com/translation-jobs/1704340
Daniel Jeory
Local time: 08:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: German to English Translators - Translation Directory.Com www.translationdirectory.com › translators › german_e Katia Braumueller, Australia, Rate per word 0.03-0.05 Euro
3 hrs
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agree  philgoddard: Well spotted!
7 hrs
agree  Katia Braumueller: Daniel - a friend forwarded a fb post from someone needing ad hoc translation help. I contacted them and they wanted a sample of work, they sent me that text. It's my first time using ProZ, I'd sent my translation off before answers were even posted.
6 days
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
lifelong guarantee which you can pass on to your heirs


Explanation:
i.e. a guarantee which not only lasts the whole life of the owner, but can even be passed on to their heirs
An alternative might be: "transferable lifelong guarantee", meaning a guarantee which lasts the lifetime of the product and can be transferred to successive owners.
Additional context would be helpful.

Gordon Matthews
Germany
Local time: 09:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katia Braumueller: Many thanks - I had to send text off before answers appeared (my first time using ProZ, now I know how it works). However your help is much appreciated - will keep in mind for future reference.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
heritable lifelong guarantee


Explanation:
heritable lifelong guarantee

Conny Reilly
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katia Braumueller: Many thanks, I went with 'heritable' - that was the word I wasn't too sure whether it should be 'heritable' or 'transferrable'.
6 days
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
heritable lifetime warranty


Explanation:
I may use this instead of transferrable because if they meant transferrable they could probably have used übertragbares.


    https://www.linguee.com/english-german/search?source=auto&query=transferrable
Cillie Swart
South Africa
Local time: 09:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katia Braumueller: That's what I translated it as (sent off before answers appeared) - I was wondering whether 'heritable' or 'transferrable' would be best, many thanks for your reasoning about 'übertragbares' - makes senses
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
transferable lifetime warranty


Explanation:
Alternative: lifetime warranty transferable to successors.
(More context would probably resolve the discrepancy between the two answers. Transferable means if you sell the item it the warranty rights pass to the purchaser. Transferable to successors means that the transfer must be upon death or the like, not upon mere sale.)
("Transferable" is the idiomatic term normally used.)

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Note added at 13 days (2020-07-31 07:09:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Correction: Alternative: lifetime warranty transferable to successors (but not successors on or after death).


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Note added at 13 days (2020-07-31 07:17:39 GMT) Post-grading
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I have provided a theory of how to translate speziell in the Glossary entry: transferable lifetime warranty which is also transferable to successors under special circumstances.

TechLawDC
United States
Local time: 03:17
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Jeory: You can find more context simply by looking at the sample text contained in a job posting from yesterday: https://www.proz.com/translation-jobs/1704340 😂
1 min
agree  Gordon Matthews: When I sent my answer, I hadn't seen yours. If the customer has specified British English, I would use "guarantee" rather than "warranty", although I realise that that might be a bit old-fashioned these days, especially if it's a legal text.
27 mins
agree  Chris Pr
4 hrs
agree  jccantrell: This is what I have seen in the USA. Mostly, they are 'non-transferable.' :(
4 hrs
agree  philgoddard
7 hrs
agree  Cillie Swart: thanks for sharing! I agree.
2 days 5 hrs
agree  Katia Braumueller: Thank you - I agree with that answer - my first time using ProZ and my deadline was before any answers appeared, but many thanks for those who posted, if I come across the term in future this will be the translation I will use. Many thanks.
6 days
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