Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
sich ergänzen
English translation:
co-opt additional members
Added to glossary by
Roger Matthews
Jun 13, 2014 08:09
9 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
German/Swedish - English, Law + IT
Native in: English (Variants: UK, British)
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English
sich ergänzen
German to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Der Stiftungsrat konstituiert und ergänzt sich selbst.
I'm having problems with "ergänzt sich selbst" - my first thought is that is selects its own members, but the following passage is about "electing" members to positions not "selecting" new members. Any clarification gratefully received.
I'm having problems with "ergänzt sich selbst" - my first thought is that is selects its own members, but the following passage is about "electing" members to positions not "selecting" new members. Any clarification gratefully received.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | and may co-opt additional members (as it sees fit) |
Lancashireman
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| 4 | self-complementing |
RISHON REUBEN
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Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
und ergänzt sich selbst
Selected
and may co-opt additional members (as it sees fit)
http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/uebersetzung/erg�nzt si...
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-06-13 10:02:29 GMT)
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The other formulation on that Linguee page is longer but makes the position even clearer: "If a board member drops out during his year in office, the board may decide amongst themselves who will act as temporary replacement until the next elections."
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Note added at 1 hr (2014-06-13 10:02:29 GMT)
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The other formulation on that Linguee page is longer but makes the position even clearer: "If a board member drops out during his year in office, the board may decide amongst themselves who will act as temporary replacement until the next elections."
Note from asker:
| Thanks for that - I missed that reference in Linguee to Kooptation which really clarifies the meaning. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
David Moore (X)
: But this is...
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writeaway
: Der Stiftungsrat konstituiert und ergänzt sich selbst (Kooptation), wobei nur Mitglieder der Kirchenpflege Lausen wählbar sind http://www.kirchelausen.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view... see Dbox entry
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| agree |
Armorel Young
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| agree |
Paul Skidmore
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for the help"
37 mins
self-complementing
The board of trustees shall be self-constituting and self-complementing.
An alternative could be: The board of trustees shall constitute and complement itself.
An alternative could be: The board of trustees shall constitute and complement itself.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dhananjay Rau
: yes
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| disagree |
David Moore (X)
: No way is this standard English!//Unfortunately, Linguee's search engine is totally unable to recognise bad English, and they have far too few staff to check every translation it churns out, so it has to be treated with caution!
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I'm sorry David Sir. I didn't mean to misdirect. I found these sentence structures on Linguee too. Though I agree Linguee translations can be wrong.
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Discussion
Er wählt seinen Präsidenten und Protokollführer und entscheidet über die Zeichnungsberechtigung der Stiftungsräte. Der Protokollführer braucht nicht Mitglied des Stiftungsrates zu sein.
- so pretty standard stuff.
Anything like this?:
- Der Stiftungsrat konstituiert und ergänzt sich selbst (Kooptation), wobei nur Mitglieder der Kirchenpflege Lausen wählbar sind
http://www.kirchelausen.ch/index.php?option=com_content&view...