Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Aug 10, 2002 00:29
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German term
United States
Absprache
Non-PRO
German to English
Bus/Financial
Please bear with me. I'm going to post a few questions tonight. I'm working on the second part of a rush job.
Is there a better word for Absprache than agreement or arrangement in the sense of collusion, "being in cahoots," without actually saying collusion?
Is there a better word for Absprache than agreement or arrangement in the sense of collusion, "being in cahoots," without actually saying collusion?
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collaboration
to collaborate
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Comment: "I was going to go with scheme or conspiracy (thanks, Roland!), but wound up using collaboration, 'cause I didn't want to read more into "Absprache" than there was on the surface. (It's only the whole context that led me to "collusion.")
Thanks to everybody for some great suggestions!
Trudy"
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Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
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Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
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accord
How about this one? Accord carries the sense of agreement, but AFAIK it does not denote collusion. Hope it helps, anyway.
"Absprache" can also mean "consultation", but from the question you have asked, I think "accord" might work quite well.
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Note added at 2002-08-10 00:55:46 (GMT)
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Reading your question again, I see you are wanting to express the idea of \"collusion\". How about cooperation, then? Or is that too far from Absprache? It\'s given as a synonym for collusion in my Roget\'s Thesaurus, and seems like a nice neutral sort of expression.
"Absprache" can also mean "consultation", but from the question you have asked, I think "accord" might work quite well.
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Note added at 2002-08-10 00:55:46 (GMT)
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Reading your question again, I see you are wanting to express the idea of \"collusion\". How about cooperation, then? Or is that too far from Absprache? It\'s given as a synonym for collusion in my Roget\'s Thesaurus, and seems like a nice neutral sort of expression.
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concurrence / pact / accord
3 possibilities offered by me and Babylon
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1 hr
Roland Grefer
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English
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scheme / plot / conspiracy / connivance
see URL for more synonyms
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Antoinette-M. Sixt Ruth
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understanding (noun)
Dietl
Wörterbuch Recht, Wirtschaft und Politik
Wörterbuch Recht, Wirtschaft und Politik
15 hrs
behind-the-scenes deal
you call something which suggests somewhat dubious motives without necessarily being unlawful. Often used when describing politicians' scheming.
Another is "under-the-table agreement". BTW, say "scenes" not "scene"
Or dealing "hand in glove". Another: "back-door deal"
Greetings from the US, wheeler-dealer capital of the world
Another is "under-the-table agreement". BTW, say "scenes" not "scene"
Or dealing "hand in glove". Another: "back-door deal"
Greetings from the US, wheeler-dealer capital of the world
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