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Enemy Person

German translation: Gegner


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English term or phrase:Enemy Person
German translation:Gegner
Entered by: Kathi Stock
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English to German translations [PRO]
Marketing - Management / Opportunity Management
English term or phrase: Enemy Person
Enemy person is a person who is opposing using our products in favor of competitor products.
Julika Katz
Netherlands
Local time: 08:40
Gegner
Explanation:
Ich würde es weniger krass ausdrücken und Gegner oder Kontrahend auswählen.

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-04-18 14:02:10 GMT)
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Kontrahent...sorry for the typo
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Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 01:40
Grading comment
Thanks, that's what I thought.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4Produktgegner
K. Schikora
3 +2Gegner
Kathi Stock
3FeindEdithK
3feindselige Person
Michaela Blaha


  

Answers

6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
enemy person
Feind


Explanation:
würde ich ganz einfach sagen, Feindbild passt hier nicht.

EdithK
Germany
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
enemy person
Gegner


Explanation:
Ich würde es weniger krass ausdrücken und Gegner oder Kontrahend auswählen.

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Note added at 12 mins (2006-04-18 14:02:10 GMT)
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Kontrahent...sorry for the typo

Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 13
Grading comment
Thanks, that's what I thought.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans
26 mins
  -> danke

agree  ABCText
1 hr
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
enemy person
feindselige Person


Explanation:
Vielleicht eher als Adjektiv + Person Konstruktion, da es ansonsten sehr stark klingt.

Statt "feindlich" würde ich dann "feindselig" im Sinne von "unseren Produkten gegenüber feindselig eingestellt" verwenden.

Michaela Blaha
Germany
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
enemy person
Produktgegner


Explanation:
Da es hier um eine Definition zu gehen scheint, würde ich etwas spezifischer werden. Nur ein Vorschlag...

K. Schikora
Germany
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michaela Blaha: Finde ich gut!
40 mins
  -> Danke!

agree  Lolitta Ivonne Grigore Rück
47 mins
  -> Danke!

agree  billa: Diese Lösung finde ich am besten!
1 hr
  -> Danke!

agree  Marianne Hartz-Poseck: ich auch!
1 hr
  -> Danke allen :-)
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