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Qualifikation (sentence)

English translation: expertise

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German term or phrase:Qualifikation
English translation:expertise
Entered by: Jeremy Amos

06:24 Jul 1, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
German term or phrase: Qualifikation (sentence)
"Auch der Service spielt in diesem Bereich eine große Rolle; teilweise finden die Belieferungen dreimal wöchentlich statt. Da das Verkaufspersonal eine sehr breite Produktpalette vertreibt, ist die *Qualifikation* für einzelne Produktsparten wie z.B. Parkett nicht sehr ausgeprägt."

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Jeremy Amos
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:14
expertise
Explanation:
their expertise in individual product lines is not very pronounced
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 10:14
Grading comment
Thanks Kim, I've had difficulty with this word on a number of occasions, I just wish I'd posted this earlier!!
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4 +4expertise
Kim Metzger
4their specialist knowledge
CMJ_Trans (X)


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
expertise


Explanation:
their expertise in individual product lines is not very pronounced

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 10:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 834
Grading comment
Thanks Kim, I've had difficulty with this word on a number of occasions, I just wish I'd posted this earlier!!

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
their specialist knowledge


Explanation:
in other words, since they are selling a wide range of different products, their detailed knowledge of each of these individual products is likely to be pretty scant.

They cannot know everything in other words!

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 18:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 147
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