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Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) | | German term or phrase: Akquisition | Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen,
es geht um die Beschreibung der Tätigkeit des Geschäftsführers einer Baufirma. Zu seinen Aufgaben gehört die "Akquisiton von Großprojekten", d.h. er soll Aufträge "an Land ziehen". "Acquire" und "acquisiton" sind hier falsche Freunde...was hält ihr von einer Übersetzung rund um "bidding"? Thanks for your help! |
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| | secure major/large-scale projects | Explanation:
I'd use a verb in English.
About WHL
... This approach has been a major factor in WHL’s success. We have been able to secure major projects (and repeat business) for clients such as: Agilent, Inc. ...
www.whlarchitects.com/about/
Business Wire: SEEC Announces Changes to Sales Organization ...
... Our goal is to secure major projects and forge long-term relationships with key customers that can generate significant, on-going revenues. ...
www.findarticles.com/cf_dls/ m0EIN/2000_March_7/60000094/p1/article.jhtml |
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Local time: 21:49
| Grading comment Thanks for all the wonderful input - you guys are great! I opted for "secure major projects" which I think is a great translation for "Akquisition von Großprojekten". Thanks again!
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