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German translation: Nachahmer(produkte)


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English term or phrase:copy cat
German translation:Nachahmer(produkte)
Entered by: Christel Zipfel
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15:02 Jan 22, 2005
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English term or phrase: copy cat
Aus der Beschreibung des Werdegangs einer Firma, die Applikatoren für CD-Etiketten herstellt.

Copy Cats
XXX's good idea has attracted a lot of emulation. We've been copied many times ... some competitors turn our dowel upside down, some have added a spring, one even uses their box as a substitute for our base. We support too many lawyers protecting our rights but in the end, there's no way to apply a CD label that can compare to the accuracy, speed and low cost of the ORIGINAL XXX.

XXX steht natürlich für den Namen der Firma.

Was ist mit copy cats gemeint?

Vielen Dank für jede Erleuchtung.
Christel Zipfel
Nachahmer(produkte)
Explanation:
copycat:
1: one who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another
2: an imitative act or product (copycat board games)
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Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 10:23
Grading comment
Das scheint mir hier am zutreffendsten. Vielen Dank an alle!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9Nachahmer(produkte)
Cilian O'Tuama
4 +1Produktpiraten
Katrin Suchan
4Plagiatoren/Plagiate
Jens Mährländer


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
Nachahmer(produkte)


Explanation:
copycat:
1: one who imitates or adopts the behavior or practices of another
2: an imitative act or product (copycat board games)
Merriam-Webster

Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 10:23
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Das scheint mir hier am zutreffendsten. Vielen Dank an alle!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Armorel Young: copy cat - a frequent taunt in the school playground in my day. "Copy cat, dirty rat, sitting on the door mat".
8 mins

agree  Sueg
30 mins

agree  Jonathan MacKerron: as opposed to cool cats...
38 mins

agree  BrigitteHilgner: people/companies too lazy/inable to develop their own ideas ...
52 mins

agree  vanessak
1 hr

agree  Petra51
3 hrs

agree  David Hollywood
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agree  EMatt
7 hrs

agree  xxxFrancis Lee
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Produktpiraten


Explanation:
Eigentlich heißt es "Markenpiraten" (auch im Schäfer Wirtschaftswörterbuch). Wenn es nicht um die ganze Marke, sondern das Produkt geht, kann man auch "Produktpiraten" sagen. Bei Google gibt es in dem Zusammenhang viele Hits.

Katrin Suchan
Local time: 10:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EllenEZBless
5 hrs

neutral  xxxFrancis Lee: Piraten sind direkte Kopien (ohne Modifikationen)
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Plagiatoren/Plagiate


Explanation:
Nachahmerprodukte sind legal (z.B. Arzneimittel, deren Patentschutz ausgelaufen ist). Produktpiraten kopieren ein ganzes Produkt, um es als echt auf den Markt zu bringen, was hier auch nicht gemeint ist. Hier werden einzelne Produktaspekte kopiert.

Jens Mährländer
Local time: 10:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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