Jul 7, 2006 08:17
17 yrs ago
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German term
Creative translations & subtitles
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
auf Anhieb
German to English
Marketing
Business/Commerce (general)
website for a shopfitting company
The "auf Anhieb" part of this sentence has thrown me a bit, and my translation looks clunky. It's from a company website for a shopfitting company.
"Das junge Ladenbauunternehmen blickt bereits auf eine große Reihe erfolgreicher Referenzen zurück, die den Einstieg in eine vertrauensvolle Geschäftsbeziehung auf Anhieb erleichtern."
So this young company has already collected a number of successful references that [and this is where it gets clunky] will help it to participate in business relationships built on trust... but where does the auf Anhieb bit come in?
Thank you in advance for clearing this one up for me.
Joanne
"Das junge Ladenbauunternehmen blickt bereits auf eine große Reihe erfolgreicher Referenzen zurück, die den Einstieg in eine vertrauensvolle Geschäftsbeziehung auf Anhieb erleichtern."
So this young company has already collected a number of successful references that [and this is where it gets clunky] will help it to participate in business relationships built on trust... but where does the auf Anhieb bit come in?
Thank you in advance for clearing this one up for me.
Joanne
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +5 | from the start |
Lori Dendy-Molz
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| 4 +1 | from the very beginning |
Sybille Brückner
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| 4 | spontaneously |
Stephen Sadie
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| 3 +1 | make a flying start |
Victor Dewsbery
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| 3 | instantaneously |
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
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Change log
Jul 7, 2006 08:35: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "auf Anhieb (help with sentence please)" to "auf Anhieb"
Proposed translations
+5
6 mins
Lori Dendy-Molz
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Experienced journalist and marketing pro
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
63
German term (edited):
auf Anhieb (help with sentence please)
Selected
from the start
...how I'd put it
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-07-07 08:26:56 GMT)
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makes it easy to form a trusting business relationship from the start/get-go/beginning
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-07-07 08:26:56 GMT)
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makes it easy to form a trusting business relationship from the start/get-go/beginning
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks!"
4 mins
Stephen Sadie
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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264
German term (edited):
auf Anhieb (help with sentence please)
spontaneously
it should now make sense...
+1
6 mins
Sybille Brückner
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
53 YEARS OF TECHNICAL TRANSLATION
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Russian to German, German to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
German term (edited):
auf Anhieb (help with sentence please)
from the very beginning
just from the beginning
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
avantix
: Wow! A rat race between Sybille and Lori. Both are correct, but Sybille's just has that little bit more appeal for me.
8 mins
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+1
19 mins
Victor Dewsbery
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Works in field
Germany
Specialised in law and construction
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
48
German term (edited):
auf Anhieb (help with sentence please)
make a flying start
... as a trusted business partner.
The successful references from the past give a "fast track" entrance to contracts which would otherwise take years to achieve.
Because of its references, the company is a high flyer that can already corner big contracts with confidence although it is new in the market.
Or some similar verbiage.
As it's a website, they probably want you to paint a picture with words, or create something that sounds lofty and exciting.
The trust/confidence element plays a role, although it is probably more of a major concern in the German market. In English speaking countries, the sense of excitement may be more of an attraction.
The successful references from the past give a "fast track" entrance to contracts which would otherwise take years to achieve.
Because of its references, the company is a high flyer that can already corner big contracts with confidence although it is new in the market.
Or some similar verbiage.
As it's a website, they probably want you to paint a picture with words, or create something that sounds lofty and exciting.
The trust/confidence element plays a role, although it is probably more of a major concern in the German market. In English speaking countries, the sense of excitement may be more of an attraction.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Armorel Young
: yes, or "give it a flying start" (perhaps "immediately give it flying start" if that's not overegging the omelette)
28 mins
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Like your wording. Your omelette is obviously going to make a big splash!
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43 mins
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Native in English
Specializes in field
Quality legal / financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
34
instantaneously
....no of useful references can instantaneously help the company in establishing mutually beneficial relationship....
something like that..
(auf Anhieb = at first go)
something like that..
(auf Anhieb = at first go)
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