to settle with

German translation: einen Vergleich abschliessen

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English term or phrase:to settle with
German translation:einen Vergleich abschliessen
Entered by: Edith Kelly

08:11 Mar 10, 2015
English to German translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / Antitrust and Competition law
English term or phrase: to settle with
In 1998, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) successfully sued MasterCard and Visa for restricting the ability of member banks to issue cards on other networks. American Express then brought its own action against Visa and MasterCard and ultimately settled with the networks for total payments of more than $4 billion.
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Netherlands
Local time: 18:49
einen Vergleich abschliessen
Explanation:
schloss einen Vergleich ab

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und schloss mit ...... einen Vergleich ab
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3 +5einen Vergleich abschliessen
Edith Kelly
4übereinkommen, sich einigen
Marcus König


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
einen Vergleich abschliessen


Explanation:
schloss einen Vergleich ab

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Note added at 7 mins (2015-03-10 08:18:38 GMT)
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und schloss mit ...... einen Vergleich ab

Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Local time: 18:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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agree  Gisela Wöllgens
7 mins

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
24 mins

agree  Barbara von Ahlefeldt-Dehn
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agree  Gudrun Wolfrath
38 mins

agree  Peter Keegan
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
übereinkommen, sich einigen


Explanation:
settle for someone/something to accept someone or something that is not exactly what you wanted because you cannot have what you wanted

Man hat sich (nach Verhandlungen) auf den genannten Betrag geeinigt

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oder: ... gab sich schließlich mit xxxx USD zufrieden.


    Reference: http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/settle...
Marcus König
Germany
Local time: 18:49
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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