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gewachsenes Beziehungsgepflecht

English translation: network of (business) contacts


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German term or phrase:Beziehungsgeflecht
English translation:network of (business) contacts
Entered by: Lee Penya
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20:32 Oct 23, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Insurance / Insurance
German term or phrase: gewachsenes Beziehungsgepflecht
This appears in a letter from a German insurance company to a law firm:

"Die ABC AG eröffnet uns aufgrund des ***gewachsenen Beziehungsgepflechtes*** im deutschsprachigen Markt interessante Sonderkontakte."
Lee Penya
Local time: 03:31
Due to/based on its network of (business) contacts which has grown/developed over time,...
Explanation:
...ABC AG opens up (to us) interesting prospects in German-speaking markets.

Wrong spelling - should read "Beziehungsge*f*lecht" in German original.

My two cents...
Steffen

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Note added at 2002-10-23 21:53:21 (GMT)
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or: \"...ABC AG _presents us with_ interesting prospects...\"
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 10:31
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Due to/based on its network of (business) contacts which has grown/developed over time,...
Steffen Walter
4 -1increasingly interwoven relationshipsgangels


  

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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Due to/based on its network of (business) contacts which has grown/developed over time,...


Explanation:
...ABC AG opens up (to us) interesting prospects in German-speaking markets.

Wrong spelling - should read "Beziehungsge*f*lecht" in German original.

My two cents...
Steffen

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Note added at 2002-10-23 21:53:21 (GMT)
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or: \"...ABC AG _presents us with_ interesting prospects...\"

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 10:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 196

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Welch
44 mins
  -> Thanks David :-)

agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: yup, we're talking about Vitamin B here (for Beziehungen)
1 hr
  -> Genau ;-))

agree  Melissa Field
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Melissa :)

agree  Ulrike Lieder
5 hrs
  -> Vielen Dank!

agree  Richard Hall
6 hrs
  -> Thanks again Richard :-)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
increasingly interwoven relationships


Explanation:
For reasons of the increasingly interwoven relationships on the German-speaking markets, abs ag affords us interesting opportunities to make [establish] special contacts

gangels
Local time: 02:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 96

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ulrike Lieder: Sounds very good, but is *not* what the German says - "gewachsen" merely indicates that lots of contacts have evolved over time, nowhere does the German say that the contacts are becoming increasingly interwoven.
4 hrs
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