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"mercedes en sky"

English translation: "poor man's Mercedes"

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French term or phrase:	"mercedes en skai"
English translation:	"poor man's Mercedes"
Entered by:	Stephanie Sullivan

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11:57 Sep 24, 2004

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Business/Commerce (general)

French term or phrase: "mercedes en sky"

This describes a tractor:
"le ... pour moi est une Mercedes en Sky"

Stephanie Sullivan KudoZ activity Questions: 35 (none open) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 30
Local time: 08:31

Poor man's Mercedes

Explanation:
If this isn't supposed to be flattering, I'd call it "a poor man's Mercedes"

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Note added at 27 mins (2004-09-24 12:24:40 GMT)
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Presuming, of course, that we\'re comparing the tractor in question with a Mercedes tractor.

Selected response from:

xxxIanW
Local time: 09:31

Grading comment

Thanks! Sorry about the lack of context. It was a survey of employees' (mainly negative) opinions about their company's products, such as this tractor.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3	Poor man's Mercedes	xxxIanW
4 +3	"skai" is leatherette....	xxxCMJ_Trans

Discussion entries: 2

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

"skai" is leatherette....

Explanation:
for me this tractor is the downmarket version of a Mercedes

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Note added at 2004-09-24 12:00:55 (GMT)
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\"a downmarket version\" would be better

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 09:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 425

Grading comment

Thanks! This would seem to be the meaning (although in the text it was spelt "sky"). I'm choosing "poor man's mercedes" just because it seems to fit in with the tone of the original.

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Comment: Thanks! This would seem to be the meaning (although in the text it was spelt "sky"). I'm choosing "poor man's mercedes" just because it seems to fit in with the tone of the original.

15 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Mercedes en sky

Poor man's Mercedes

xxxIanW
Local time: 09:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Thanks! Sorry about the lack of context. It was a survey of employees' (mainly negative) opinions about their company's products, such as this tractor.

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