Aufgebot

English translation: invitation to an appointment

08:16 Mar 13, 2012

German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Health Care / Swiss German

German term or phrase: Aufgebot

Aus einem schweizer Arztbericht:

Die 2 letzten Sätze des Textes: "Die nächste Schrittmacherkontrolle ist in 3 Monaten vorgesehen. Wir bitten um Aufgebot des Patienten."

Ich nehme an, dass der Patient einen Termin zur Schrittmacherkontrolle ausmachen soll. Gehe ich da richtig in der Annahme?

Vielen Dank,

Sibylle.

Sibylle Gray KudoZ activity Questions: 351 (7 open) (2 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 41 United States
Local time: 06:16

English translation:invitation to an appointment

Explanation:
Since "aufbieten" has the meaning in Swiss usage of "inviting to attend something, as a meeting or a football match" (see Wahrig for the definition), I think this means the patient is to be "invited to attend an appointment" in three months' time. Aufgebot is derived from this, I'd say, but used in another sense in Germany.

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David Moore (X)
Local time: 13:16

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3 +7

invitation to an appointment

David Moore (X)

notification

Wendy Streitparth

registration

MalteLaurids

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11 mins confidence:

notification

Explanation:
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Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 13:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

20 mins confidence:

registration

Explanation:
Aufgebot als Anmeldung zur Hochzeit gibt (gab) es ja auch im Hochdeutschen, vielleicht hat das ja hier die gleiche Bedeutung?

MalteLaurids
Local time: 13:16
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German

28 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

invitation to an appointment

David Moore (X)
Local time: 13:16
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 45

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Paul Skidmore: The exact tone/wording will depend on the addressee of this letter. "Please ensure/encourage/invite the patient makes [to make] an appointment"

11 mins

-> Right you are Paul - and thanks

agree

Siegfried Armbruster

29 mins

-> Thanks, Siegfried

agree

Coqueiro

45 mins

-> Thanks, Coqueiro

agree

Ingeborg Gowans (X): w/Paul: exact wording has to be fine-tuned

2 hrs

-> Thanks, Ingeborg

agree

Cetacea: Actually, Wahrig is a little too polite, at least in this context. If I'm being "aufgeboten" for an exam (e.g. MRI) or a check-up, I'm given a date and time and told to be there. You could phrase it e.g. "Please schedule an appointment."

5 hrs

-> Yes, terminology really is the key - after all, a football team is also an "Aufgebot", meaning in effect the players have been "put up" to form the team, so you might say the patient has been "put up" to attend an appointment. Thanks for your comment!

agree

Wendy Lewin

12 hrs

-> Thank you!

agree

Maria Pereira

3907 days

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