Gattungsbegriff
English translation: another word for car
| 13:30 Nov 2, 2007 |
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|  Selected response from: Kim Bakkers Local time: 08:35 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +1another word for car Explanation: This might work for the whole slogan, if the brand of car in question is placed before it, i.e "vauxhall: another word for car" or "Ford is another word for car"....see the links below. Reference: http://www.motorauthority.com/cars/volkswagen/vw%E2%80%99s-n... Reference: http://news.smartdownloads.net/Auto/Volkswagen_shortens_slog... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Think of cars - think of XXX Explanation: Although I do like Kim's suggestion. |
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| Wir sind der Gattungsbegriff des Automobils Whenever you see a car, think of us Explanation: HTH |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1XXX is the generic term for automobile Explanation: XXX is generic for automobile Generically speaking, xxx is it! Or: Generically speaking, xxx is the one! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-02 15:41:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ours is THE generic automobile! |
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We are the car people Explanation: Standard 'marketing speak': "We are the bicycle people - Your Performance Cycling Center." http://www.kootenays-bc.com/Business/BikeRepair/ "And that's why WE are the marketing people. I myself specialize in print media (I'm looking for serious readers),..." "We are the service people. We are the people that make things happen." http://commdocs.house.gov/committees/Trans/hpw106-20.000/hpw... "We are the answer people. We find the answers that help individual dealers improve their sales and bottom line profit." http://www.adsmartllc.com/ Other ideas: "Automobile is our middle name" "Cars are us" (but I think that this one is taken) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-11-02 16:42:25 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or: "XX means 'car' in any language" (where "XX" is the brand) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs (2007-11-02 17:24:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or: "We defined the automobile" Or: "The ultimate car" |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1Cars R Us Explanation: As analogy to ToysRUs. Just a suggestion. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-02 18:22:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the backwards R is cyrillic (used in Russian). In Word just use Insert Symbol option and under cyrillic you'll find the letter. |
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8 hrs confidence:
When it comes to cars, we are your go-to person. Explanation: Another suggestion if you don't like my previous one. |
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