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präsent

English translation: have a strong presence/strengthen one's position

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German term or phrase:präsent sein
English translation:have a strong presence/strengthen one's position
Entered by: Kim Metzger

13:04 Jul 22, 2001
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing
German term or phrase: präsent
Dank der Neubauten, ist Toyota so präsent in Köln wie an keinem Standort in Europa.
I can often translate it by saying e.g. the company is represented in the city. But this wouldn't work here. Any ideas?
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 19:07
has a stronger presence
Explanation:
Toyota has a stronger presence in Köln than anywhere else in Europe.

Just an idea...
Selected response from:

Daphne Theodoraki
Sweden
Local time: 03:07
Grading comment
Thank you Daphne.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +3has a stronger presence
Daphne Theodoraki
naalternative
Marcus Malabad


  

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3 mins peer agreement (net): +3
has a stronger presence


Explanation:
Toyota has a stronger presence in Köln than anywhere else in Europe.

Just an idea...

Daphne Theodoraki
Sweden
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Greek
PRO pts in pair: 12
Grading comment
Thank you Daphne.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julia Gal: your idea is a very good one, Daphne
0 min
  -> Thanks, Julia :)
agree  Sven Petersson: A very good idea!
8 mins
agree  Fuad Yahya
19 mins
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17 mins
alternative


Explanation:
I agree with Daphne's excellent rendition above, just giving another option:

Due to the new facilities, Toyota has boosted/reinforced/strengthened its position in Cologne as in no other site in Europe.

Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in pair: 1798
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