Dec 1, 2006 01:48
17 yrs ago
Japanese term
必ず１個。
Japanese to English
Tech/Engineering
Computers: Systems, Networks
I need advice regarding the following sentence.
・conf-service要素:必ず１個。
Will
・conf-service element: Always 1.
be readable to a native English speaker?
・conf-service要素:必ず１個。
Will
・conf-service element: Always 1.
be readable to a native English speaker?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | Always 1. |
Roland Nienerza
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| 4 +2 | one value required |
Harvey Beasley
|
| 4 | Always 1 instance |
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Proposed translations
+1
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Roland Nienerza
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giving as good as got
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, French to German, Spanish to German
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4
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Always 1.
I am not a native English speaker. But the translation is right and it is very clear - at least for non native English speakers like me.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
12 mins
one value required
Rather than "always 1", I recommend "one value required".
This is because if stated as "Always 1", it may confuse the reader to think that the value of the element must be equal to the numeral 1. I believe that conf-service要素：必ず１個 is stating that there always must be one, and only one element assigned as the conf-service.
This is because if stated as "Always 1", it may confuse the reader to think that the value of the element must be equal to the numeral 1. I believe that conf-service要素：必ず１個 is stating that there always must be one, and only one element assigned as the conf-service.
Note from asker:
| If I use "Always 1" for "必ず１個", I can use ・user element: 0 or more for ・user要素：0個以上。 If I take "One value required", will "0 or more values" be the good translation for "0個以上" |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Kurt Hammond
: yes, it means that one, (and probably only one) value is required.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Rossa Ó Muireartaigh
: This is good 'disambiguation'
8 hrs
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Always 1 instance
I quite agree with Harvey's answer and he may well be right, but I suspect that "instance" may be the word you are looking for. See the following example to understand which word better suits your context.
In the following example data set, you can say:
1. The data set consists of one instance of TITLE element, two instances of AUTHOR element. and one instance of PUBLISHER element.
2. The TITLE element has one value--"Fabulous Book" and the PUBLISHER element has two values--"Great Books Ltd." and "Great Publishers Inc.".
3. The data set consists of three different elements--TITLE, AUTHOR, and PUBLISHER.
TITLE: Fabulous Book
AUTHOR: Famous Author
AUTHOR: Another Famous Author
PUBLISHERS: Great Books Ltd., Great Publishers Inc.
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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2006-12-02 15:14:03 GMT)
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ERRATUM:
#1 above should read:
1. The data set consists of one instance of the TITLE element, two instances of the AUTHOR element. and one instance of the PUBLISHERS element.
In the following example data set, you can say:
1. The data set consists of one instance of TITLE element, two instances of AUTHOR element. and one instance of PUBLISHER element.
2. The TITLE element has one value--"Fabulous Book" and the PUBLISHER element has two values--"Great Books Ltd." and "Great Publishers Inc.".
3. The data set consists of three different elements--TITLE, AUTHOR, and PUBLISHER.
TITLE: Fabulous Book
AUTHOR: Famous Author
AUTHOR: Another Famous Author
PUBLISHERS: Great Books Ltd., Great Publishers Inc.
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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2006-12-02 15:14:03 GMT)
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ERRATUM:
#1 above should read:
1. The data set consists of one instance of the TITLE element, two instances of the AUTHOR element. and one instance of the PUBLISHERS element.
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