Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
zu (auf etwas zu)
English translation:
towards / in the direction of
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German term
zu [here]
"Die Präparation erfolgt auf die Sehne des M. tibialis anterior zu. Die Platte kommt teilweise im Bereich des M. abductor hallucis zu liegen. "
Is there sth missing here, or did I fail to understand the German sentence? What is 'zu' doing in this sentence?
The second sentence provided for context only :)
Thanks!
| 4 +6 | towards / in the direction of |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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Apr 7, 2014 15:30: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Germany
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) 
medical-translator ...the right words!
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
towards / in the direction of
...is the meaning here.
The tendon is the target site.
| Great, thanks, Harald! A native's interpretation was most needed here! I thought it meant 'along the tendon', but alles klar now! |
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Anne Schulz
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Vielen Dank, Anne!!
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Susanne Rindlisbacher
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Vielen Dank, Susanne!!
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uyuni
: Die Sehne als 'target site" der Osteosyntheseplatte? Wäre - glaube ich - nicht sooh gut...///Da steht: "Die *Platte* kommt...zu liegen" (aarrgh..). Oder geht es hier um die "Sehnenplatte"? Dann wäre die Diktion auch seltsam.
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wo steht da was von "Osteosyntheseplatte"? Es geht um die "Präparation ...[in Richtung der]... Sehne des M. tibialis anterior"
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Steffen Walter
52 mins
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Vielen Dank, Steffen!!
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Lydia Molea
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Vielen Dank, Lydia!!
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Susanne Thomas
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Vielen Dank, SKT2!!
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Ramey Rieger (X)
: Greetings Harald!
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Vielen Dank, Ramey - I hope you are well!!
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Discussion
Is it sth like "tun+verb" (ich tue verstehen, etc)? I really hate this construct :)
Ich sitz' hier zu warten auf besseres Deutsch...:-))
Lirka, it's just wrong German, nothing else...