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Если человек не работает, а только числится - как это по-английски сказать?
My attempt:
I don't see him often in the office, he often is sick, but as far as I know, he's reckoned as a worker of the IT Dep.
Or maybe just "...but as far as I know, he's reckoned in the IT Dep."
Also maybe:
"...he is on the IT dep list."
Does that make any sense?
"I don't often see him in the office as he is often sick, but as far as I know [he works in/ he's a member of] the IT dept."Quote:
Originally Posted by Оля
I think that would do it. Unless числится has a connotation that I don't know about it doesn't really need to be translated directly here.
Thanks.
So "to be reckoned" is bad? In what context could it be used, actually?
http://www.answers.com/topic/reckon-withQuote:
Originally Posted by Оля
Они так просто не сдадут свои позиции и с этим придётся считаться/иметь дело.
Он здесь только числится. Здесь числится одним словом не перевести.
Можно ещё так сказать: "Does he work here?" "Only theoretically." Или "Theoretically, he's supposed to work here, but I am yet to see him at his desk."
Apparently , he's supposed to work here.
+1
Best version: but as far as I know, he's part of the IT department.Quote:
Originally Posted by Оля
If I were to hear someone say, "but as far as I know, he's reckoned to be part of the IT department," I would assume the speaker came from a less-educated family. "Reckon" is a bit more rural, a bit more blue collar. Sentences like "He's reckoned a good worker by his fellow employees" are perfectly grammatical, but the "reckon" word is from a lower-prestige layer of English vocabulary.