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старожилы рынка

English translation: older market players


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Russian term or phrase:старожилы рынка
English translation:older market players
Entered by: Mila B
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23:12 Nov 23, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / enterpreneurship
Russian term or phrase: старожилы рынка
"Спартел" заставил понервничать старожилов рынка, создав новую структуру.
MariaKoz
Local time: 16:16
older market players
Explanation:
Стилистически older market players хорошо перекликается с намеком на возраст в 'старожилах рынка'.
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Mila B
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:16
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3long-term market players
Blair Sheridan
5 +1older market players
Mila B
3 +1market old-timers
Andrew Sabak
4experienced market players
Ekaterina Gnusareva
3veterans of the market
Tetyana Balayeva


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
long-term market players


Explanation:
While the term старожилы suggests long-term residence, my feeling is that "long-term market players" is a better fit.

Blair Sheridan
Ukraine
Local time: 18:16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
7 mins

agree  cyhul
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agree  Olga Yuska
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
experienced market players


Explanation:
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Ekaterina Gnusareva
Local time: 19:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
market old-timers


Explanation:
If setting up a new structure is making someone nervous, I think that tends to imply that he is settled in his ways i.e, has been there a long time. (I presume this is a stock or some such market?)

Andrew Sabak
United States
Local time: 11:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer
Asker: This is about telecom and mobile phone/internet provider market. Thanks for your answer.


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agree  Yana Soboleva
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
older market players


Explanation:
Стилистически older market players хорошо перекликается с намеком на возраст в 'старожилах рынка'.

Example sentence(s):
  • It is very likely that the Mobile Entertainment Forum together with some of their older market players like Fox Mobile, Bourngiono, ZED etc. will start getting attention from the press and get the opportunity to describe the types of mobile services they
  • These would require an enabling environment where these firms are shielded from market threats originating from the larger, older market players.
Mila B
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Mikhail Kropotov: This works too
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veterans of the market


Explanation:
(seasoned) veterans of the market

http://www.google.com.ua/search?q=veterans of the market&ie=...

Tetyana Balayeva
Local time: 18:16
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Nov 29, 2011 - Changes made by Mila B:
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