surenchères

German translation: Rivalitäten

12:13 Jan 9, 2008
French to German translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - History
French term or phrase: surenchères
Trop de français regardent en arrière et croient encore possible un retour vers la passivité et l’ancien régime. Professionnels de l’élection qui ont perdu leurs privilèges, bourgeois d’affaires, aveuglés par leur égoïsme, restent avides de retrouver leur hégémonie, administration souvent passive, sinon hostile. Je n’admets ni le doute, ni les surenchères, ni les murmures, d’où qu’ils viennent
Elke Fehling
Local time: 09:21
German translation:Rivalitäten
Explanation:
Le Petit Robert gibt "rivaliser" als Synonym für "surenchères" an. Ich denke, das passt hier.
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Patrick Fischer (X)
Local time: 09:21
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danke
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Summary of answers provided
4Werbung um die Gunst...
wolfheart
3 +1Vielleicht passt hier auch "sich gegenseitig den Rang ablaufen"
Melanie Kastner
3 +1Rivalitäten
Patrick Fischer (X)


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surenchères (hier)
Werbung um die Gunst...


Explanation:
Wettlauf um die Gunst durch Überangebote

wolfheart
United States
Local time: 03:21
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
surenchères (hier)
Vielleicht passt hier auch "sich gegenseitig den Rang ablaufen"


Explanation:
" gegenseitiges Überbieten " wäre die etwas direktere Lösung

Melanie Kastner
France
Local time: 09:21
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): das trifft es am ehesten: wörtlich ; den Preis überbieten..
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Rivalitäten


Explanation:
Le Petit Robert gibt "rivaliser" als Synonym für "surenchères" an. Ich denke, das passt hier.


Patrick Fischer (X)
Local time: 09:21
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
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danke

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agree  Andrea Erdmann: genau, den Gedanken hatte ich auch schon!!! (im Zus.hg. mit égoisme, hégémonie usw. passt das hier ja gut rein)
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