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killer

German translation: Blockbuster, Trumpf, As

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase: killer (product etc.) German translation: Blockbuster, Trumpf, As Entered by: Kerstin Braun

18:25 Aug 8, 2002

English to German translations [PRO] Marketing
English term or phrase: killer With the ABC brand, XYZ has a real analgesics category killer	Kerstin Braun KudoZ activity Questions: 311 (9 open) (4 without valid answers) Answers: 59 Local time: 00:12
Blockbuster Explanation: Vorab meine Entschuldigung an alle Hüter der deutschen Sprache... ;-) "Mit ABC verfügt XYZ über einen echten Blockbuster im Bereich der Schmerzmittel." Insbesondere im Pharmabereich wird häufig dieser (eigentlich grauslige) Anglizismus verwendet... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-08 19:25:48 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Für alle, die sich über meine Antwort auf Steffens Hinweis wundern: http://www.proz.com/?sp=bb/viewtopic&eid_c=20821&topic=4412&...	Selected response from: Ralf Lemster Germany Local time: 00:12
Grading comment Nochmals danke ... in diesem Falle hätte ich gern Punkte an alle verteilt ... Kerstin 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
3 +5	einen durchschlagenden Erfolg / ein Produkt mit Durchschlagskraft	Klaus Dorn (X)
3 +2	Blockbuster	Ralf Lemster
5	Verkaufsschlager	Horst2
4	einen echten Knaller haben. (z.B. ..im bereich...)	Cilian O'Tuama

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8 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +5

einen durchschlagenden Erfolg / ein Produkt mit Durchschlagskraft Explanation: German is not quite such a "bloody" language, so I would go for this and combine it with "im Bereich der...(analgesics)"	Klaus Dorn (X) Local time: 01:12 Native speaker of: English, German PRO pts in pair: 743
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  nettranslatorde 44 mins agree  Steffen Walter: finde ich auch nicht schlecht, aber siehe meine Anmerkung zu Ralfs Antwort 49 mins agree  rapid 1 hr agree  Klaus Herrmann 3 hrs agree  Elvira Stoianov 12 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +2

Blockbuster Explanation: Vorab meine Entschuldigung an alle Hüter der deutschen Sprache... ;-) "Mit ABC verfügt XYZ über einen echten Blockbuster im Bereich der Schmerzmittel." Insbesondere im Pharmabereich wird häufig dieser (eigentlich grauslige) Anglizismus verwendet... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-08-08 19:25:48 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Für alle, die sich über meine Antwort auf Steffens Hinweis wundern: http://www.proz.com/?sp=bb/viewtopic&eid_c=20821&topic=4412&...	Ralf Lemster Germany Local time: 00:12 Native speaker of: German PRO pts in pair: 4899
Grading comment Nochmals danke ... in diesem Falle hätte ich gern Punkte an alle verteilt ... Kerstin
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Steffen Walter: Ja, leider, *diese* Entwicklung lässt sich sicher nicht mehr zurückdrehen... Übrigens: wenn Pharmachinesisch, dann konsequent - "im Bereich der *Analgetika*" 12 mins   -> Where u right have, have u right... ;-)) agree  rapid 33 mins
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einen echten Knaller haben. (z.B. ..im bereich...) Explanation: just to stick to the "killer" mood. "Trumpf" oder "As" wären noch Möglichkeiten	Cilian O'Tuama Germany Local time: 00:12 Native speaker of: English PRO pts in pair: 1751
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Verkaufsschlager Explanation: wenn man es dt. möchte	Horst2 Local time: 00:12 Native speaker of: German PRO pts in pair: 970
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