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Incomprehensible term for File Upload permission

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0. Needs triage 32-feedback design feature: language/translations (l10n/i18n) feature: sharing
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Description

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Bug description

Hi all,

the ~~German translation~ string for the file upload permission as ~~'Dateianfrage'~~ file request is incomprehensible ~~to a German speaker~~.

Please correct this to something like 'Upload Files' or 'Upload' or 'File drop' or something that indicates the permission for the user the link is shared with. Your current term has it the wrong way around.

'File request' is most similar to 'Download' and not to 'Upload'.

Steps to reproduce
  1. Create a file share using German locale
  2. Be confronted with weird options
  3. Miss the correct option and waste time because of strange translation
Expected behavior

See above for possible understandable terms.

Nextcloud Server version

32

Operating system

Debian/Ubuntu

PHP engine version

None

Web server

Apache (supported)

Database engine version

MariaDB

Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

Fresh Nextcloud Server install

Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

None

What user-backends are you using?
  • Default user-backend (database)
  • LDAP/ Active Directory
  • SSO - SAML
  • Other
Configuration report
This is completely irrelevant.
List of activated Apps
Files and others.
Nextcloud Signing status
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Nextcloud Logs
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Additional info

None.

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Research direction

Reproduce the file-share permission options with the German locale, following the steps in the issue. Search the translation resources for the file upload permission and review the surrounding wording to understand the intended direction. Done means the German label clearly describes permission to upload files and the relevant locale check passes.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
localization
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
55/100

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