Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
(Gegenstand x) bislang nicht als Fundsache gemeldet ist
English translation:
(item x) has so far not been handed in
German term
Germany
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
(Gegenstand x) bislang nicht als Fundsache gemeldet ist
that up to now nobody has given notice to our adminstration that he has found the lost object(item
Wer hilft mir weiter in diesem Bürokratendeutsch?
Ich wundere mich sehr, dass es kein Fachgebiet Verwaltung gibt.
| 4 | (item x) has so far not been handed in |
Marion_J_W
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| 4 +6 | So far, no one has reported x as having been found. |
Lancashireman
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| 3 | At this point, item X has not been registered as found |
Michael Martin, MA
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Feb 1, 2016 21:24: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Law/Patents"
Non-PRO (2): philgoddard, Lancashireman
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Proposed translations
Germany
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English
(item x) has so far not been handed in
(item x) has not yet been handed in
So far, no one has reported x as having been found.
Agree with MarionJ.W. that a passive construction is called for here to avoid the use of 'he/she' as in your original formulation.
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Kristina Cosumano (X)
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Armorel Young
: Doesn't have to be passive, since you could say "No one has reported having found x".
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Yes, indeed. The main thing is to avoid the agonising choice between personal pronouns.
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philgoddard
: You could express this more concisely, though: "X has not yet been reported found".
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Cilian O'Tuama
: translating into one's native lingo is generally preferable
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Turns out to have been more straightforward than anyone could have imagined. I have voted it non-pro.
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: Armorel's variation is more pleasing to my ears, as if that's an issue.
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Irina-Livia
: I agree with Armorel too. You could say: Until now, no one has reported having found item x"
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United States
Creativity wins in the long run
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English (Variant: US)
Works in: German to English
At this point, item X has not been registered as found
Example:
"With 227 diamonds registered as found at the park just so far this year, tourists have good reason to hold out hope." http://scienceburger.com/esperanza-diamond-8-52-carat-gem-fo...
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Note added at 16 hrs (2016-02-02 11:28:33 GMT)
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Thanks for the note. Yes, I screwed up my explanation.This is how it was supposed to come out:
The German is not merely saying that the item has NOT been found, nor is it saying that NO finder reported it found (No one has reported having found..). What it does say is that it has NOT been entered into the system as found.
| Ich kann leider hier nicht das ganze Dokument wiedergeben. Tatsache ist (so ist der Kontext, den ich oben erwähnte): ein Gegenstand ging verloren. Er wurde beim Fundbüro als verloren gemeldet. Niemand hat ihn gefunden. D.h. niemand hat sich bisher beim Fundbüro gemeldet. (Das ist rechtlich offensichtlich wichtig) Darüber gibt es eine Bescheinigung. die liegt mir vor. Sorry, wenn ich sie nicht veröffentliche. Ich bekäme sicher Ärger mit dem Kunden. |
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