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angefangen von ... über ... bis hin zu

English translation: from ... and ... to ... / including a, b and c, but also d, e and f

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German term or phrase:angefangen von ... über ... bis hin zu
English translation:from ... and ... to ... / including a, b and c, but also d, e and f
Entered by: Gabi François

16:01 Jul 28, 2005
German to English translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research / Warenangebot
German term or phrase: angefangen von ... über ... bis hin zu
Ich stecke seit Tagen im Französischen fest und brauche jetzt banale Hilfe im Englischen. :-(

Angefangen von Milch über Butter bis hin zu Käse - wie sagt man das richtig auf EN (British English)? Es geht darum, die gesamte Breite der Palette darzustellen, und der Kunde besteht auf dieser Formulierung.
Gabi François
Germany
Local time: 17:49
from ... and ... to ...
Explanation:
from milk and butter [all the way] to cheese

From milk and butter to cottage cheese and ice cream, we have the top quality
dairy products that will make your mouth water! Cream-O-Land Diary, Florence, ...
www.kellysearch.com/qz-product-131447.html

collecting only 247 litres of milk, the company is today India's top brand
for dairy products -- ranging from milk and butter to cheese and ice cream. ...
www.etfoodprocessing.com/dec03_jan04/news3.html
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silfilla
Local time: 11:49
Grading comment
Danke schön euch allen für die schnelle Hilfe.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7from ... and ... to ...
silfilla
4including a, b and c, but also d, e and f
Steffen Walter


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
including a, b and c, but also d, e and f


Explanation:
"angefangen von ... über ... bis hin zu" ist eigentlich im Englischen nicht 1:1 abbildbar ("starting with a and b via ..." ist einfach unmöglich).

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-07-28 16:06:57 GMT)
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including a, b and c, as well as d, e and f

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Note added at 7 mins (2005-07-28 16:08:08 GMT)
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Our wide range of products [product range] includes ... (und dann weiter wie oben).

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Note added at 8 mins (2005-07-28 16:09:25 GMT)
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Eventuelle Alternative:
Our products range from ... via ... to ... (gefällt mir aber nicht).

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 17:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 246
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
from ... and ... to ...


Explanation:
from milk and butter [all the way] to cheese

From milk and butter to cottage cheese and ice cream, we have the top quality
dairy products that will make your mouth water! Cream-O-Land Diary, Florence, ...
www.kellysearch.com/qz-product-131447.html

collecting only 247 litres of milk, the company is today India's top brand
for dairy products -- ranging from milk and butter to cheese and ice cream. ...
www.etfoodprocessing.com/dec03_jan04/news3.html

silfilla
Local time: 11:49
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 50
Grading comment
Danke schön euch allen für die schnelle Hilfe.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MandyT
1 min
  -> thanks
agree  Trudy Peters: absolutely!
5 mins
  -> :-)
agree  ENGSOL: I agree all the way! ;-)
6 mins
  -> ;-)
agree  Armorel Young: or, perhaps more logically, "from milk to butter and cheese", otherwise it could be taken to imply that you make cheese from butter and milk
8 mins
  -> true ;-)
agree  Andrea Kopf
28 mins
  -> :-)
agree  rangepost
2 hrs
  -> :-)
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: with Armorel, or "from milk or butter right the way through to cheese"
5 hrs
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