Abstand zu Europa

English translation: the gap between the USA and Europe

19:03 Mar 16, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial

German term or phrase: Abstand zu Europa

"Obwohl die USA immer noch über ein Drittel dieses Marktes beherrschen, ist der Abstand zu Europa nicht mehr so groß wie vor ein paar Jahren."
"Although the U.S. still controls more than a third of this market, the difference with Europe is no longer as large as it used to be a few years ago."
Is it the difference WITH or the TO Europe? I'm a little confused right now - can't see the forrest for all the trees...

Barbara Wiegel KudoZ activity Questions: 152 (none open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 114 Germany
Local time: 08:40

English translation:the gap between the USA and Europe

Explanation:
is not as large as it used to be
or: is narrowing

Selected response from:

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 02:40

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

the gap between the USA and Europe

Trudy Peters

4 +2

Europe is no longer as far behind as a few years ago

swisstell

Elvira Stoianov

Answers

5 mins confidence:

to

Explanation:
it is difference to

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Note added at 2002-03-16 19:09:56 (GMT)
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and I would use big instead of large, which IMO refers more to physical extent

Elvira Stoianov
Luxembourg
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of:

Romanian,

Hungarian
PRO pts in pair: 1082

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

the gap between the USA and Europe

Explanation:
is not as large as it used to be
or: is narrowing

Trudy Peters
United States
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in pair: 3087

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Europe is no longer as far behind as a few years ago

Explanation:
you are confused for good reasons. It does not make sense in either language the way it is written. I take it that the USA are leading with over a third of the market share. In which case it would have to say:
Although the USA still control over a third of the market, Europe is closing in/has caught up/is no longer as much behind as a few years ago

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 08:40
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 3377

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