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duwtje in de rug

German translation: Anreiz / Ansporn


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10:33 Jan 9, 2011
Dutch to German translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Allgemein
Dutch term or phrase: duwtje in de rug
Het is het figuurlijke duwtje in de rug, waardoor het
comfortabel wordt om tot aankoop over te gaan.
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German translation:Anreiz / Ansporn
Explanation:
eine weitere mögliche Übersetzung dieser Redewendung ist `auf die Sprünge helfen`ist aber m.E. in diesem Kontext nicht wirklich passend
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Christoph Oesters
Local time: 07:48
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Summary of answers provided
5Anstosz etwas zu tun
echojuliett
4 +1Anreiz / Ansporn
Christoph Oesters
3die helfende Hand
Paul Peeraerts
3sich einen Ruck geben
Matthias Brombach


  

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sich einen Ruck geben


Explanation:
...um dies oder das zu kaufen, um etwas zu entscheiden etc.

Matthias Brombach
Germany
Local time: 07:48
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Anreiz / Ansporn


Explanation:
eine weitere mögliche Übersetzung dieser Redewendung ist `auf die Sprünge helfen`ist aber m.E. in diesem Kontext nicht wirklich passend

Christoph Oesters
Local time: 07:48
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Iris Réthy: passt am besten
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Anstosz etwas zu tun


Explanation:
Anstosz mit "sz" (habe ich nicht auf meinem NL-Notebook)

echojuliett
Local time: 07:48
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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neutral  Hans G. Liepert: klar hast Du: Taste "ALT" und 225 eintippen
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
die helfende Hand


Explanation:
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Paul Peeraerts
Local time: 07:48
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
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