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A phrase and its translation please?

  • 12-08-2004 9:33pm
    #1
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭


    Hallo all!,
    I'm getting a few computer parts from .de and the tracking web-site is saying this:

    Das Paket ist im Eingang des Partnerlandes erfasst

    Which really means nothing to me and Google seems to think it means it's seized as you can see in this thread, so I'm a little lost if anyone can translate this with any possible nuances it would be great!

    Danke in advance ;)


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  • #2
    Imposter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,666 ✭✭✭Imposter


    Translation: the packet is 'seized' at the entrance to the country.

    Looking up erfassen in my dictionary it also says it could mean collect but I can't see how that can make sense in the context of the other words used here.

    Who was supposed to be delivering it? Can you ring them? Or ring up customs and see if they have it.


  • #3
    gobby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭gobby


    http://www.freetranslation.com
    http://dict.leo.org

    Both should help. I'll ask one of my mates later to translate it.


  • #4
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Thank you gobby and Imposter but it seems as if I'm not the only one who gets these messages from the GLS website and the status of the package seems to have changed for the better :p. Oh and gobby that linked dictionary is translating erfasst as "on target" and I suppose that makes sense, serves me right for believing what Google translates :rolleyes:


  • #5
    gobby
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,253 ✭✭✭gobby


    OfflerCrocGod wrote:
    Thank you gobby and Imposter but it seems as if I'm not the only one who gets these messages from the GLS website and the status of the package seems to have changed for the better :p. Oh and gobby that linked dictionary is translating erfasst as "on target" and I suppose that makes sense, serves me right for believing what Google translates :rolleyes:
    Yeah, that dictionary is class. My German friends use it to translate German to English. They showed it to me...


  • #6
    Zumpel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭Zumpel


    >Das Paket ist im Eingang des Partnerlandes erfasst
    Damn "lets make the message short" system messages.... I hate that
    Should be "Das Paket ist im Wareneingang des Frachtraegers im Partnerland erfasst."
    What they mean to say is that the parcel has arrived in Ireland and has been nooked in the systems of whoever will deliver the parcel to you


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  • #7
    OfflerCrocGod
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,334 ✭✭✭OfflerCrocGod


    Thanks Zumpel but it seems as if GLS have sent the package BACK to Germany :mad: I swear how can a company be so incompetent!


  • #8
    pyxxel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 117 ✭✭pyxxel


    As posted in the Comp thread where this phrase stems from:

    "The package has been registered in the receiveing country" or similar.

    "Erfassen" in this context means "registered", "checked" etc - like when there's a census the residents are registered --> die Bevölkerung wird erfasst.

    Hmmm, I don't think there are enough Germans in this forum :D


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