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das Datum des Eingangs zählt.

English translation: rewrite it

08:44 Apr 22, 2016
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: das Datum des Eingangs zählt.
Der Antrag muss bis zum 20. April zusammen mit der Anmeldung zum Wettbewerb beim Rat eingereicht werden, das Datum des Eingangs zählt.
m brdley
English translation:rewrite it
Explanation:
We don't have much context, but assuming Rat is council, I'd say "applications and registrations... must be received by the council not later than 20 April".

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Note added at 59 mins (2016-04-22 09:44:15 GMT)
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In other words, I don't think the German is very well written. It would be better to say "müssen eingehen" than "müssen eingereicht werden".
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philgoddard
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3rewrite it
philgoddard
3 +1The date of receipt is definitive
Armorel Young
3Date of receipt at the council is decisive for determining timeliness.
Nick Brisland, BA (Hons)
3will become effective on the day of receipt
Michael Martin, MA


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Date of receipt at the council is decisive for determining timeliness.


Explanation:
I think it means that the date on which the council receives the application is what decides whether the application is on time (as opposed to the date it is sent). My suggestion is the most succinct way I can think of saying this, although I feel there might be a better way...

Nick Brisland, BA (Hons)
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:20
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The date of receipt is definitive


Explanation:
Colloquially: it's the date of receipt that counts.

Applications must be submitted by 20 April but they must actually be received on or before that day.

Armorel Young
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 67

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
24 mins
neutral  philgoddard: This is the literal translation, but it can be expressed much more simply in English.
40 mins
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
rewrite it


Explanation:
We don't have much context, but assuming Rat is council, I'd say "applications and registrations... must be received by the council not later than 20 April".

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Note added at 59 mins (2016-04-22 09:44:15 GMT)
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In other words, I don't think the German is very well written. It would be better to say "müssen eingehen" than "müssen eingereicht werden".

philgoddard
United States
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 39
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish
2 hrs
agree  Nicola Wood
3 hrs
agree  Ramey Rieger (X): must be submitted by (post date) April 20th
6 hrs
neutral  Michael Martin, MA: This is idiomatic German. In Latin class, whenever we were complaining about some “odd” expression, our teacher used to say: “Tut mir leid. Die Römer haben leider noch kein Deutsch gekonnt...”
6 days
  -> All translations should be idiomatic, even if the source texts aren't.
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
will become effective on the day of receipt


Explanation:
Could be mistaken, of course, but this seems to me the usual way of putting this in English. I have never seen this worded the way other contributors suggested.

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 03:20
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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