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| 22:56 Mar 23, 2006 |
| German to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Internet, e-Commerce | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Lancashireman United Kingdom Local time: 05:01 | ||||||
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| 3 +1 | a system involving the punter putting up a stake... |
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peer agreement (net): +1a system involving the punter putting up a stake... Explanation: translation of 'nach' depends on previous context: 'according to', 'in accordance with' etc -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2006-03-23 23:30:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- nach einem System, wonach gegen Leistung eines Einsatzes ein Gewinn in Aussicht gestellt wird... a system whereby, for putting up an initial stake, the punter has the prospect of winning(s)... ('Gewinn' could also be 'a jackpot') -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2006-03-24 01:28:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- über dessen Erwerbung und Grösse planmäßig, durch ein ähnlich der Ziehung von Losen auf Zufall gestelltes Mittel, entschieden wird.... The winner and the size of the jackpot are decided systematically by some random means similar to the drawing of lots... (For the first occurrence of 'System' you could alternatively use 'scheme', thus avoiding repetition of 'system') |
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