German: BelohnungEnglish translation: foregone conclusion, freebie, guarantee, free ride 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | German term or phrase: | Belohnung | | English translation: | foregone conclusion, freebie, guarantee, free ride | | Entered by: | Marcus Malabad |
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Bus/Financial - Management / management | | German term or phrase: Belohnung | This is text about a program to develop potential managers. Participation in the program is voluntary and the success of the candidate is not guaranteed. "Belohnung" here seems to means something like: "Ït's not in the bag", but that's too slangy. "Reward" wouldn't make any sense. Any suggestions?:
Die Teilnahme an der Potenzialentwicklung für Führungsnachwuchs beansprucht Zeit und die klare Entscheidung, sich zur Führungskraft zu entwickeln. Sie ist keine Belohnung.
Mit der Teilnahme an dieser Maßnahme ist keine Zusage an eine spätere Führungsfunktion verbunden.
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| | Clarification request(s) and responseWilliam Stein (asker): 2:56pm Feb 12, 2003: Note - I know what sounds good in English and "reward" sounds terrible, thank you!
William Stein (asker): 2:56pm Feb 12, 2003: Note - I know what sounds good in English and "reward" sounds terrible, thank you!
William Stein (asker): 3:04pm Feb 12, 2003: Note - I know what sounds good in English and "reward" sounds terrible, thank you!
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| | freebie | Explanation:
don't think it's a freebie
is what springs to mind
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Note added at 2003-02-12 14:55:11 (GMT)
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handout, giveaway, perk, free gift
forgone conclusion - if you need something more formal
hope it helps |
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Nicole Tata
United Kingdom
| Note from asker to answererThanks a lot, "foregone conclusion" is good. There were lots of good suggestions (easy ride, Ron's and Jerrie's ideas), but I think Nicole's idea is best. The whole idea of "This is not a reward" is completely beside the point. It sounds like they're saying "Don't think that you were chosen for this potential manager's training program because you were doing a good job!" That is not what is meant at all. Sometimes you have to step back from the dictionary and look at the context a little.
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| reward
Explanation:
or bonus
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Note added at 2003-02-12 14:53:55 (GMT)
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Why not reward?
Potential participants might think: Oh, great, another seminar somewhere in a nice hotel. They might perceive it as a reward.
Another word might be \'incentive\'.
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