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bau- und preisgleich

English translation: of the same construction and prices

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German term or phrase:bau- und preisgleich
English translation:of the same construction and prices
Entered by: Mine Somyurek (X)

07:55 Aug 17, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Furniture / Household Appliances
German term or phrase: bau- und preisgleich
Es geht um Geschirrspüler:

"bau- und preisgleiche Modelle von Bosch und Siemens..."

Vielen Dank!
Mine Somyurek (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:04
of the same construction and prices
Explanation:
I've been told that they all come from the same assembly line and they just stick Siemens, Bosch or Constructa??? on them afterwards. The idea is to keep old customers who always bought Bosch or Siemens.

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Note added at 10 Min. (2006-08-17 08:06:40 GMT)
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I mean all the models from just those three firms (I think Constructa was the third firm) because they were amalgamated. I don't mean all makes.

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Note added at 20 Stunden (2006-08-18 04:20:20 GMT)
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Actually, the other brand that amalgamated with Bosch and Siemens might have been Neff. I'm not quite sure whether it was Constructa or Neff or even both of those as well. All I know is that I had a Bosch dishwasher that needed repairing and when I expressed surprise because a Siemens man arrived to fix it, he explained the above to me, that the Bosch, Siemens and Neff/Constructa (not quite sure any longer) machines were absolutely identical and from the same assembly line and only the names put on them were different.
Selected response from:

Niamh Mahony
Local time: 20:04
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3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2models of comparable design and price
Michele Fauble
4models which have the same construction and prize
Regina Eichstaedter
3identical similarly-priced models
Armorel Young
3of the same build and price
BirgitBerlin
3of the same construction and prices
Niamh Mahony


Discussion entries: 1





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
models which have the same construction and prize


Explanation:
compared with models...

Regina Eichstaedter
Local time: 20:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  sylvie malich (X): and the winner is... (C:
53 mins
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
identical similarly-priced models


Explanation:
"Of the same construction" doesn't sound natural to me in English. If you think that "identical" is taking it a bit too far (as there may be superificial cosmetic differences) you could try, "virtually identical", "almost identical" or "comparable".

Armorel Young
Local time: 19:04
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
models of comparable design and price


Explanation:
'models of comparable design and price from Bosch and Siemens'

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Note added at 45 mins (2006-08-17 08:41:21 GMT)
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or 'models with comparable features and price from Bosch and Siemens'
unless by 'bau' they really mean the quality of the construction, in which case 'models with comparable quality and price from Bosch and Siemens'



Michele Fauble
United States
Local time: 11:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rebecca Garber
5 hrs
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agree  RSK
1 day 13 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
of the same build and price


Explanation:
"build" is often used in techspeak for "construction".


    Reference: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w202-c-class/1255040-w202-sa...
BirgitBerlin
Germany
Local time: 20:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 18

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Michele Fauble: Non-idiomatic literal translation
8 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
of the same construction and prices


Explanation:
I've been told that they all come from the same assembly line and they just stick Siemens, Bosch or Constructa??? on them afterwards. The idea is to keep old customers who always bought Bosch or Siemens.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 10 Min. (2006-08-17 08:06:40 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

I mean all the models from just those three firms (I think Constructa was the third firm) because they were amalgamated. I don't mean all makes.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 20 Stunden (2006-08-18 04:20:20 GMT)
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Actually, the other brand that amalgamated with Bosch and Siemens might have been Neff. I'm not quite sure whether it was Constructa or Neff or even both of those as well. All I know is that I had a Bosch dishwasher that needed repairing and when I expressed surprise because a Siemens man arrived to fix it, he explained the above to me, that the Bosch, Siemens and Neff/Constructa (not quite sure any longer) machines were absolutely identical and from the same assembly line and only the names put on them were different.

Niamh Mahony
Local time: 20:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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