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nichts Abweichendes

English translation: nothing to the contrary

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German term or phrase:nichts Abweichendes
English translation:nothing to the contrary
Entered by: Kathryn McFarland

15:15 Oct 22, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law: Contract(s)
German term or phrase: nichts Abweichendes
Die Unterzeichnende bestätigt, diese Dokumente erhalten zu haben, und erklärt sich mit ihrem Inhalt einverstanden, soweit im vorliegenden Arbeitsvertrag nichts Abweichendes vereinbart wurde.
Kathryn McFarland
nothing to the contrary
Explanation:
How I have seen it phrased.
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jccantrell
United States
Local time: 20:25
Grading comment
Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4nothing to the contrary
jccantrell
4 +2... unless otherwise agreed in this employment contract.
Anita Cassidy (X)
5 +1unless otherwise specified
David Williams


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
nothing to the contrary


Explanation:
How I have seen it phrased.

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 20:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 87
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inge Meinzer
9 mins
agree  Camilla Seifert: Unless anything to the contrary has been agreed to in the employment contract. Is how I would phrase this.
11 mins
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
11 mins
agree  Peter Craggs
1 hr
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
... unless otherwise agreed in this employment contract.


Explanation:
pretty standard IMO


    Reference: http://www.dict.cc/english-german/unless+otherwise+agreed.ht...
Anita Cassidy (X)
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 49

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inge Meinzer
9 mins
agree  Bettina Rittsteuer
18 hrs
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
unless otherwise specified


Explanation:
Very commonly used phrase.

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Note added at 33 mins (2008-10-22 15:49:30 GMT)
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e.g.
unless otherwise specified in the purchase contract
in "Legal Forms for Starting & Running a Small Business - Google Book Search"
http://books.google.de/books?id=t1tLpwouaQoC&pg=PA172&lpg=PA...

unless otherwise specified by contract.
http://books.google.de/books?id=Wbwv3nt1gp0C&pg=PA964&lpg=PA...

David Williams
Germany
Local time: 05:25
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graham Timmins: This is absolutely the standard phrase in this context!
2 hrs
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