Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Bordmappe

English translation:

vehicle document folder

Added to glossary by Daniel Gray
Sep 7, 2013 15:05
10 yrs ago
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German term

Bordmappe

German to English Other Automotive / Cars & Trucks Company car policy
I know this is a lot more than the service book and contains other documents.

"Die Bordmappe mit allen Servicekarten werden dem Mitarbeiter übergeben."

I am unsatisfied with my suggestion of 'service documents', so does anyone have a better idea?

Thanks.

Discussion

Ramey Rieger (X) Sep 8, 2013:
Ah, but the water is it sparkling, bubbly or non-carbonated? Mineral or well water? Low in salt? Regional or imported? Does it taste of iron, chalk or stone?
And why are you asking for a glass of water? Are you thirsty? Being polite? Are your hands incapable of getting yourself a glass of water? Are you bedridden? Have you been delivering a lecture?
Every second passes and every breath is taken amidst a myriad of possibilities - both in word, in deed and in the interpretation thereof.
Richard Stephen Sep 8, 2013:
Of course you can't have a glass of water without the glass, and there are many forms of glasses, but it is still the water that you want - not the glass.
Kurt Kruger Sep 8, 2013:
@Andrew (Format) Not really, see Google Images:
https://www.google.com/search?q=bordmappe&client=firefox-a&h...
Lancashireman Sep 7, 2013:
Form versus content: a translator's view If I were interested in the latter, I would have chosen a different line of business [smiley].
Richard Stephen Sep 7, 2013:
When I ask for a glass of water do I want the water or the glass? When I get my vehicle documents do I really care that much what kind of a container, folder, notebook, etc. they are contained in? It's sort of a different way of looking at the same thing, but it's really the contents that count.
Lancashireman Sep 7, 2013:
Format Bordmappe generally comes in the form of an A5 ring binder.

Proposed translations

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vehicle document folder

the Internet page present this as follows
Vehicle Document Folders Defined

Present important vehicle documents like title papers, insurance records and more in a stylish folder featuring ......
Peer comment(s):

agree David Hollywood : I fully agree with this version
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agree BrigitteHilgner
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agree Chris Foster : an inclusive description which includes both official and technical documentation- (owner may be a company)
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agree Ramey Rieger (X)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I think this is a good solution."
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vehicle owner's documentation

I would have said 'owner's manual' but this may be a little more, thus 'documentation'
Peer comment(s):

agree philgoddard
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agree Kim Metzger
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car document holder

There's room for everything it!
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Log book

Ok the log book is in a folder, together with the operator's manual, however, the important thing is not that it's in a folder but that that folder contains the log book.

When I bought my last car here in Australia, ok it's not the UK or the US, but we're speaking English here, too, the folder with the log book was missing. However, what the salesperson was saying was that the log book was missing not any old folder with a funny name.

In English, it seems, that it's not as important what the container of something is called, but rather what it contains. That may be different in
Germany, however, the sentence could easily refer to the "Logbuch" and the meaning would still be the same (m.E. - that's German).
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Reference comments

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Reference:

Some sources

Note from asker:
Thanks - good sources.
Peer comments on this reference comment:

agree writeaway
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agree Ramey Rieger (X)
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