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English translation: Special Offer Days


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German term or phrase:Aktionstage
English translation:Special Offer Days
Entered by: Stephen Sadie
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09:02 Jun 12, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations
German term or phrase: Aktionstage
Es handelt sich um ein Angebot in einem Skigebiet. Ich würde bargin days sagen. Bin aber nicht sicher.
Michaela Landschtzer
Specials
Explanation:
or
Special Offers
Special Offer Days

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-06-12 09:06:23 GMT)
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you could add many more options to this list, I personally find my first best and nice and succinct
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 00:20
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Specials
Stephen Sadie
3 +1Promotional sale
Raghunathan
2one-day sales
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Specials


Explanation:
or
Special Offers
Special Offer Days

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Note added at 4 mins (2005-06-12 09:06:23 GMT)
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you could add many more options to this list, I personally find my first best and nice and succinct

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 00:20
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 116
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish
11 mins
  -> thanx franglish
agree  oliver05: I'd use "Special Offer Days" - "Specials" could also be packages that are not necessarily bound to a specific time frame, but offer a "special" service.
1 hr
  -> i had similar thoughts in my "addition", thanks oliver
agree  Bjørn Anthun: like mid-week specials, 4th of July specials, or specials week
2 days9 hrs
  -> danke renate
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
one-day sales


Explanation:
Langenscheidt

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 00:20
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 54
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Promotional sale


Explanation:
may be for a limited number of days under some special scheme

Raghunathan
Local time: 03:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: "Promotional days" is frequently usaed in the US
15 hrs
  -> thanks Johanna
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Changes made by editors
Jun 12, 2005 - Changes made by Marcus Malabad:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


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