Apr 20, 2020 16:14
4 yrs ago
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German term
United Kingdom
Hands-on experience of commerce
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, English
mit 3-facher Zustimmung
German to English
Bus/Financial
Business/Commerce (general)
Board resolution
The full phrase is "Die Mitglieder des Vorstandes beschließen mit 3-facher Zustimmung..." and occurs in the minutes of a meeting of the Vorstand of a German company. Sorry but I can't give any more details as the company is very sensitive about this matter.
I have never met this expression before and cannot trace it on the web. Can anyone help please?
I have never met this expression before and cannot trace it on the web. Can anyone help please?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | receiving three votes |
Ramey Rieger (X)
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| 3 +2 | with 3 votes in support |
Michael Martin, MA
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| 3 | with three expressions of approval |
Jeanie Eldon
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| 4 -2 | three-way agreement |
Chris Pr
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Proposed translations
+4
38 mins
Selected
receiving three votes
Receiving three votes, the board of directors approved.....
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-04-20 18:00:31 GMT)
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The majority of members approved ..........., which received three votes in favo(u)r.
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Note added at 1 hr (2020-04-20 18:00:31 GMT)
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The majority of members approved ..........., which received three votes in favo(u)r.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Michael Martin, MA
: Shakespeare/I was expecting "Longfellow" in reply but that's good, too. Stan & Ollie always invoked these two writers when they both had the same idea at the same time
2 mins
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Ham, let us vote.
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| agree |
AllegroTrans
1 hr
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Happy quarantine!
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| agree |
writeaway
5 hrs
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How are faring?
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| agree |
Cristina Bufi Poecksteiner, M.A.
14 hrs
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BRILLIANT name!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used your "three votes in favour" suggestion as it was the best fit.
Many thanks."
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11 mins
three-way agreement
imho
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Note added at 20 mins (2020-04-20 16:34:40 GMT)
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"The board (members) decided by three-way agreement that...."
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Note added at 20 mins (2020-04-20 16:34:40 GMT)
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"The board (members) decided by three-way agreement that...."
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Susan Welsh
: doesn't mean anything to me in English//If you believe Google ... you will find that the usage refers to agreements/contracts AMONG three parties, which does not seem to be the case here, since there is only one Board under discussion.
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Then clearly the 89,000+ exact google matches are all entirely mistaken...? :)
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| neutral |
AllegroTrans
: It may well mean that all 3 voters were in agreement but "three-way agreement" is not the correct formal way to express this imo// then in that case it really means nothing
2 hrs
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"..all 3 voters were in agreement..", is not what I said...
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| disagree |
Birgit Gläser
: with the others... there is no third party in this ...
2 hrs
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An odd opinion given that asker clarification isn't yet provided...? And who said anything about a "thrid party"?
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+2
39 mins
Michael Martin, MA
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
, English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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159
with 3 votes in support
This doesn't mean the decision was carried by 3 votes. Probably the board decided by three votes to two or something like that..
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
AllegroTrans
1 hr
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Thanks. This could have been stated more unambiguously in German but it doesn't look odd to me nor does it seem to leave much room for misinterpretation, in my opinion.
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| agree |
johnmerton
: "The board decided, with three votes in favo(u)r, that...". It could be unanimous, but not necessarily, depending on number of board members (often 3 but not always).
2 hrs
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I agree and I'm unanimous in that;)
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20 hrs
Jeanie Eldon
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
GR/SP/IT/FR Interpreter and Translator
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
with three expressions of approval
"Zustimmung" is a bit tricky to translate without additional context but "approval" could be another fit:
Reference:
https://www.macmillandictionary.com/thesaurus-category/british/to-express-or-give-approval
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