Re: Please - Simple is better
| From: | Hafid | Date: | Mon, 18 Aug 2003 23:07:16 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: Please - Simple is better | ||
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Thank you a lot for your answer Lars
> You don't need to translate them word-for-word; it's more important to
> get the meaning across, and if you have to modify it to make it make
> sense in another language, go ahead.
I try to translate having in mind to do it with the most respect to the
original text. The problem is the fear to miss something important.
> That said, if you ever need a hand getting the sense of something,
> mention it here and someone will probably help you out (and maybe
> even clarify it in the original text, if it is indeed poorly
> written).
Thanks a lot again. The problem is here:
I have two possible interpretations for each sentence as I'm not a
programmer but a translator:
example 1 >> Must be writable by whatever user PHP is running as.
Generally speaking, the sentence seems to be clear mainly the first part
[Must be writable by whatever user] but the problem is that for a newcomer
PHP is a language / software. And when seeing this sentence, I ask myself if
I'm talking about:
- PHP running as a USER or
- PHP running in a certain WRITABLE MODE.
example 2 >> The following table describes some of the extensions
available and required additional dlls.
I don't know which meaning do I have to take:
- some of the [AVAILABLE extensions] and [required additional DLLs] or
- some of the [extensions' ] [available and required additional DLLs]
Any help please :)
Regards
Hafid
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