Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Erkenntnisquelle
English translation:
source of reference
Added to glossary by
Carl Sennett
Dec 15, 2004 16:38
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German term
Erkenntnisquelle
German to English
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It comes up in a document about safety and health. The whole sentence reads:
"Der vorliegende Standard gibt auch eine Übersicht über anzuwendende Rechtsnormen und stellt qualitative Anforderungen zum Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz und bietet hierfür eine Erkenntnisquelle"
Apparently, "Erkenntnisquelle" is a set term but I can't find anything decent. Has anyone come across it before?
Thank you!
MW
"Der vorliegende Standard gibt auch eine Übersicht über anzuwendende Rechtsnormen und stellt qualitative Anforderungen zum Arbeits- und Gesundheitsschutz und bietet hierfür eine Erkenntnisquelle"
Apparently, "Erkenntnisquelle" is a set term but I can't find anything decent. Has anyone come across it before?
Thank you!
MW
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| 3 +3 | source of reference |
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Carl Sennett
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source of information
On German-English sites, I've seen Erkenntnisquelle translated as "source of knowledge", "source of information", "source of insight" and "source of data".
I think in your context "source of information" would be most suitable, though not a literal translation of Erkenntnisquelle.
I think in your context "source of information" would be most suitable, though not a literal translation of Erkenntnisquelle.
Discussion
I'm really sorry I didn't respond quickly enough. I posted this question before going away for Christmas, etc. and then forgot about the grading. As it happens, I really was looking for a set term, not just the meaning of the term, which was clear to me. Thanks for your help anyway since it at least confirmed that I wasn't the only one who had never heard a set term in English for this concept.
Regards,
MW