Sep 23, 2012 18:05
11 yrs ago
German term
sich "von" schreiben
German to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Zu der Frage ob der Befragte glaubt ein neues Medikament sollte verglichen mit seinem Komparator vom Preis her gleich bleiben, billiger sein, oder hoeher sein antowortet er:
Wenn Sie den gleichen Preis erreichen koennen, koennen Sie sich "von" schreiben.
Ich weiss, dass diese eine deutsche Redewendung ist, habe aber ehrlich gesagt keine Ahnung wie ich es uebersetzen soll.
Wenn Sie den gleichen Preis erreichen koennen, koennen Sie sich "von" schreiben.
Ich weiss, dass diese eine deutsche Redewendung ist, habe aber ehrlich gesagt keine Ahnung wie ich es uebersetzen soll.
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Change log
Sep 23, 2012 20:11: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) changed "Field" from "Medical" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Medical (general)" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
+4
6 mins
Selected
all the more merit to you
If you can reach the same price, all the more merit to you
www.duden.de › Wörterbuchsich von schreiben können (umgangssprachlich; [mit gutem Grund] froh über etwas Erreichtes oder ein unerwartetes positives Ereignis sein: mit dem Zeugnis ...
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11 posts - 19 Sep 2009
All the more merit to you since you may well be funding it yourself. Best of luck to you and keep us posted (pics aswell if you can bear it) Simon ...
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100+ posts - 100+ authors - 28 Jan 2006
... I know the patience and time involved in keeping the volume/tessellation and shape intact during this process, so all the more merit to you for ...
www.duden.de › Wörterbuchsich von schreiben können (umgangssprachlich; [mit gutem Grund] froh über etwas Erreichtes oder ein unerwartetes positives Ereignis sein: mit dem Zeugnis ...
www.thelotusforums.com › ... › Esprit › Esprit ChatShare
11 posts - 19 Sep 2009
All the more merit to you since you may well be funding it yourself. Best of luck to you and keep us posted (pics aswell if you can bear it) Simon ...
orums.cgsociety.org › ... › WIP/Critique: 3D StillsShare
100+ posts - 100+ authors - 28 Jan 2006
... I know the patience and time involved in keeping the volume/tessellation and shape intact during this process, so all the more merit to you for ...
Note from asker:
Thank you :) |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Usch Pilz
: fits the gist and fits the register
1 hr
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Thank you.
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neutral |
Kate Collyer
: I'd say 'credit' in this phrase; UK/US again?
4 hrs
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Maybe.
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neutral |
Helen Shiner
: with Kate, but 'all credit to you, if you can...'
7 hrs
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' Merit' works just fine for me.
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agree |
Lancashireman
: Credit where credit is due (for finding the Duden explanation). The later answers are variations on a theme.
7 hrs
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Thank you :)
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agree |
Susanna MacKenzie
: trifft den Nagel auf den Kopf - aber elegant! :)
7 hrs
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Danke sehr :)
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neutral |
philgoddard
: This doesn't sound English to me.
9 hrs
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I'm sorry to hear that :(
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agree |
Thayenga
: Credit. "von" is of noble descent.... :)
15 hrs
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Thanks :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
14 mins
... you can be proud of yourself.
oder so :)
If you can offer the same price level, you can be proud of yourself.
If you can offer the same price level, you can be proud of yourself.
Note from asker:
Thank you:) |
+1
1 hr
good luck to you
If you can match that price then good luck to you.
Or then you are a better man than I am. (i.e. blue blooded, which is what the original actually means).
Or then you are a better man than I am. (i.e. blue blooded, which is what the original actually means).
Note from asker:
Thank you :) |
+3
2 hrs
Put a feather in your cap for that one.
Must be one of the oldest ones around but I still use it myself occasionally.
Note from asker:
Thank you :) |
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Trudy Peters
: I like that!
3 hrs
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Thanks, Trudy!
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agree |
Anne Schulz
: Me too :-)
1 day 1 hr
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Thanks, Anne!
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Horst Huber (X)
: "Would be a feather in your cap"?
1 day 18 hrs
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Perhaps but there are many ways of skinning that cat.. ;-)
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4 hrs
to do well
This gets across the level of achievement.
Example sentence:
If you can get it down to the same price you'll have done / be doing well.
Note from asker:
thank you :) |
+1
15 hrs
earn yourself a knighthood
Although it only gets a couple of hits, it would seem a pretty near equivalent.l
Peer comment(s):
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Horst Huber (X)
: Yes. Maybe more like the old "Kinquering kongs their teytles tike" (how do you spell that?) [-- an old joke about vowel-switching--yes, it dates me-- "take their titles", of course.]
5 hrs
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Thanks Horst. Afraid you've lost me there!
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Discussion
sich von schreiben können (umgangssprachlich; [mit gutem Grund] froh über etwas Erreichtes oder ein unerwartetes positives Ereignis sein: mit dem Zeugnis kannst du dich von schreiben)" would not explain would not add the simple explanation that "sich von schreiben" means to claim nobility for yourself by adding "von" to your name. That undertone of "claiming" tends to get lost.