Jul 1, 2013 10:23
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German term
Australia
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Native in: German 
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Works in: German to English, English to German
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German to English
Law/Patents
Law (general)
Wills
All,
I am translating court documents in relation to the reading of a will.
The pre-printed coversheet, titled "Niederschrift über Testamentseröffnung", contains a number of boxes to be ticked such as "Verschlossen abgeliefert von", "Der Verschluß war unversehrt. Nach Öffnung wurde/n die Urkunde/n entnommen.", etc.
The one that I have troubles with reads "Die in dem gemeinschaftlichen Testament/Erbvertrag vom eingeklammerten Teile blieben uneröffnet."
I do not understande the meaning of this sentence. The "vom" appears out of place and what are "engeklammerte Teile"?
The issuing court is a German Amtsgericht. The translation is intended for Australia.
Many thanks for any help you can offer.
Peter
I am translating court documents in relation to the reading of a will.
The pre-printed coversheet, titled "Niederschrift über Testamentseröffnung", contains a number of boxes to be ticked such as "Verschlossen abgeliefert von", "Der Verschluß war unversehrt. Nach Öffnung wurde/n die Urkunde/n entnommen.", etc.
The one that I have troubles with reads "Die in dem gemeinschaftlichen Testament/Erbvertrag vom eingeklammerten Teile blieben uneröffnet."
I do not understande the meaning of this sentence. The "vom" appears out of place and what are "engeklammerte Teile"?
The issuing court is a German Amtsgericht. The translation is intended for Australia.
Many thanks for any help you can offer.
Peter
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Bettina Rittsteuer
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Bettina Rittsteuer
Austria
Austria
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Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, Hungarian to German
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To me, it seems, a date is missing after "vom". To understand what "eingeklammert" means, I think you would have to see that Testament/Erbschaftsvertrag.
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philgoddard
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Comment: "Danke, Bettina, Du warst meine Rettung!"
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Looking at the document again, I realise that the sentence appears over two lines with "vom" the last word in line one. That leaves space to enter a date. With that the sentence suddenly makes sense.
I was thrown by the fact that there was no line or box into/onto which to type the date.
Thanks a lot. Please post your comment as answer.