Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
auf der Strecke bleiben
English translation:
fail/fall by the wayside/fall short
Added to glossary by
davidgreen
Feb 23, 2005 09:15
19 yrs ago
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German term
auf der Strecke bleiben
German to English
Bus/Financial
Marketing
idiom
Der Kunde als Störfaktor: 20 Mal klingelt das Telefon, bevor der Kunde eine genervte Stimme hört. Wieso bleibt gerade hier die Kundenorientierung auf der Strecke?
The customer as source of irritation: The telephone rings 20 times before the customer hears an irritated voice. Why does the customer orientation bleiben auf der Strecke gerade here?
The customer as source of irritation: The telephone rings 20 times before the customer hears an irritated voice. Why does the customer orientation bleiben auf der Strecke gerade here?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Native in German
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
Related KudoZ points
:
106
Selected
fail
Why does customer orientation fail in this instance?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks again brigitte and the rest of you for making the expression abundantly clear"
+2
3 mins
Beate Lutzebaeck
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
New Zealand
Double qualification in law (Germany/NZ)
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
8
to fall by the wayside
From the top of my head, just as an indication of meaning. There might be better ways of expressing this in a marketing text.
4 mins
Sigrid Pichler
Italy
Italy
Native in German
Specializes in field
Italy
addicted to translation
Native in: German
Works in: German to Italian, Italian to German, French to German, and 1 more.
neglected
or pay no attention
+1
2 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
92
falls short
is what it sound like
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-02-23 09:21:11 GMT)
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Why does (our) customer orientation fail in this specific instance.
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-23 09:22:09 GMT)
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Why can\'t we provide our customers with the service that they deserve.
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-02-23 09:21:11 GMT)
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Why does (our) customer orientation fail in this specific instance.
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-23 09:22:09 GMT)
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Why can\'t we provide our customers with the service that they deserve.
Peer comment(s):
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foehnerk (X)
4 hrs
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6 mins
Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
13
is such a let-down here
another possibility
16 mins
Whatever happened to customer orientation?
free translation
3 hrs
what about that -
Why is the customer orientation falling short at this point?
or
Whatever happend to good...
or
Whatever happend to good...
Something went wrong...