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German translation: Behälter(DE)/Behältnis((AT)

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English term or phrase:container
German translation:Behälter(DE)/Behältnis((AT)
Entered by: Lirka

05:22 Dec 23, 2020
English to German translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals
English term or phrase: container
Good morning!

I just need a quick confirmation by a German-native colleague specializing in pharmaceuticals.

I have a term here (single-dose container) for eye drops. The German text uses the word Einzeldosisbehälter. I've seem it used in other similar documents, and I do not want to correct it if it's acceptable. To me, Einzeldosisbehältnis sounds better, though, but that does not really mean much (hehe...gulp).

Would someone care to share their opinion on this at this early morning hour?

Thank you!
Lirka
Austria
Local time: 17:00
Behälter
Explanation:
...or in this case, Behältnis works too.
Selected response from:

Katrin Hoelscher
Germany
Local time: 17:00
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Katrin.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +5Behälter
Katrin Hoelscher


Discussion entries: 5





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Behälter


Explanation:
...or in this case, Behältnis works too.

Katrin Hoelscher
Germany
Local time: 17:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you very much, Katrin.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susanne Schiewe
10 mins
  -> Danke, Susanne
agree  Steffen Walter: "Behältnis" wird zwar auch verwendet, klingt aber m. E. schon etwas "altertümlich". / Ich meinte das eher allgemein, das mag aber in der Fachsprache der Pharmazie anders sein ;-)
1 hr
  -> Danke, Steffen - da bin ich wohl etwas "altertümlich", ich verwende das nämlich noch ;-)/Das mag dann daran liegen, dass die Pharmazeutenbranche insg. etwas "verstaubt" ist ;-)
agree  Z-Translations Translator
1 hr
  -> Danke
agree  Barbara Schmidt, M.A. (X): agree - nein, um Himmels willen kein "Behältnis"
2 hrs
  -> Danke, Barbara - viele (auch deutsche) pharmazeutische Hersteller verwenden selbst noch "Behältnis"
agree  Cécile Kellermayr
3 hrs
  -> Danke, Cécile
agree  Edith Kelly: aber bitte non-Pro
7 hrs
disagree  Heike Kast: Medizin ist nicht mein Fachgebiet, aber das sind wohl Einzeldosis-Ophtiolen. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophtiole
12 days
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