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English to German translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / leader behaviour | | English term or phrase: cut corners | "XXX was happy in her job as a sales associate of a food manufacturer until she got a boss who routinely ***cut corners*** and urged her to lie to clients and superiors."
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|  Klaus UrbanKudoZ activityQuestions: 1439 ( 10 open) ( 1 without valid answers) ( 26 closed without grading) Answers: 945
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| | am falschen Ende sparen | Explanation: offensichtlich jemand, der an Allem soart (nicht nur an Geld, sondern auch an Qualität usw.)
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...spart, muss es heissen |
| Selected response from: Hans G. Liepert Switzerland Local time: 15:10
| Grading comment Hochinteressante Diskussion! Vielen Dank für die Beiträge. Und das alles in einem Moment höchster Terminnot. Unglaublich Eure Hilfe! 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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1 min confidence:   gepfuscht hat
Explanation: is how I see it
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Webster=
–cut corner: neglect strict requirements for the sake of expediency
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Asker: Thank you, Jonathan!
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14 mins confidence:  peer agreement (net): +4 am falschen Ende sparen
Explanation: offensichtlich jemand, der an Allem soart (nicht nur an Geld, sondern auch an Qualität usw.)
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...spart, muss es heissen
Reference: http://www.phrasen.com/uebersetze,to-cut-corners,78155,e.htm...
| Hans G. Liepert Switzerland Local time: 15:10 Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 16
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| | Grading comment | Hochinteressante Diskussion! Vielen Dank für die Beiträge. Und das alles in einem Moment höchster Terminnot. Unglaublich Eure Hilfe! |
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