Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
meistbietend versteigern
English translation:
to auction off to the highest bidder
Added to glossary by
danilingua
Jun 3, 2002 21:19
21 yrs ago
German term
Germany
... weil Sprache meine Leidenschaft ist
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German
meistbietend versteigern
Non-PRO
German to English
Other
gibt es feststehenden Begriff?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +12 | to auction (off) to the highest bidder |
Steffen Walter
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| 4 +5 | sell to the highest bidder |
Ursula Peter-Czichi
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| 4 +2 | to auction |
Cilian O'Tuama
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Proposed translations
+12
3 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12418
Selected
to auction (off) to the highest bidder
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Alexander Schleber (X)
7 mins
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Danke Alexander
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NGK
22 mins
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Danke Norbert
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Terri Doerrzapf
27 mins
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Thanks Terri
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sprinter (X)
2 hrs
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Thanks
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Dr.G.MD (X)
4 hrs
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Danke Gerhard
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Chris Rowson (X)
: with "off"
4 hrs
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Thanks Chris
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ninasc (X)
4 hrs
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Thanks Nina
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Beate Lutzebaeck
6 hrs
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Danke Darien
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Alison Schwitzgebel
9 hrs
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Thanks Alison
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sylvie malich (X)
: oh, this is too easy!
10 hrs
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Is it?
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Theo Bose
15 hrs
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Thanks Theo
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allemande
16 hrs
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Thanks allemande
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you
see all the comments below."
+5
5 mins
Ursula Peter-Czichi
United States
United States
United States
Techn. Translation: First Rate Service
Works in: German to English, English to German
Related KudoZ points
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242
sell to the highest bidder
This could be any auction...
Peer comment(s):
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Trudy Peters
6 mins
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| agree |
Jan Liebelt
24 mins
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sprinter (X)
2 hrs
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brute (X)
14 hrs
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jerrie
17 hrs
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+2
37 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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7294
to auction
the "highest bidder" is superfluous if you're auctioning something. It goes without saying.
Merriam-Webster defn.:
auction = a sale of property to the highest bidder
Merriam-Webster defn.:
auction = a sale of property to the highest bidder
Peer comment(s):
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Steffen Walter
: not quite, there are also Dutch (or reverse) auctions where the bidding price, which is initially above the actual value of the item to be auctioned, is gradually lowered until a bidder is finally found (ref Dietl/Lorenz et al)
8 mins
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Aha, I sit corrected. Never heard of Dutch auctions. But if the word "auction" remains unqualified (i.e. no Dutch or reverse), would it then not be automatically to the highest bidder? :-)
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Dr.G.MD (X)
: see steffen, check the information on the ebay auction site for Dutch auctions
3 hrs
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Martin Schmurr
: I think Dutch auctions are relatively rare. Take courage, Cilian!
10 hrs
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allemande
: the term Dutch auctions is loosely connected with "to go Dutch" or "Dutch treat"
15 hrs
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