Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
vergleichsweise (here)
English translation:
comparatively (or: relatively) speaking
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John Kinory (X)
Sep 11, 2002 11:46
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German term
vergleichsweise (here)
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letter of recommendation
This is a reference letter for a former colleage. In unseren oft breit und umfassend angelegten Verhandlungen konnten wir auch feststellen, dass Herr x über großes Fachwissen, *vergleichsweise* von anderen Automobilmärkten außerhalb Deutschlands verfügt.
What is verlgleichsweise refering to here? How does it play into the rest of the sentence?
Does the guy have knowledge of other automobile markets or does he have comparatively extensive knowledge about other markets or what?
What is verlgleichsweise refering to here? How does it play into the rest of the sentence?
Does the guy have knowledge of other automobile markets or does he have comparatively extensive knowledge about other markets or what?
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comparatively (or: relatively) speaking
Though I am not entirely happy about the German, especially the punctuation.
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Note added at 2002-09-11 14:54:38 (GMT)
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Thanks to the agrees below. As I said, I was unconvinced by the German. So presumably it\'s
... Herr x über vergleichsweise großes Fachwissen von anderen Automobilmärkten außerhalb Deutschlands verfügt
which can be rewritten as
... Mr X is quite/fairly/rather knowledgeable about autmotive markets outside Germany
where quite/fairly/rather seem to me equivalent to the German \'comparatively very\' ... :-)
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Note added at 2002-09-11 14:55:37 (GMT)
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or: ... has fairly extensive knowledge/expertise about ...
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Note added at 2002-09-11 14:54:38 (GMT)
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Thanks to the agrees below. As I said, I was unconvinced by the German. So presumably it\'s
... Herr x über vergleichsweise großes Fachwissen von anderen Automobilmärkten außerhalb Deutschlands verfügt
which can be rewritten as
... Mr X is quite/fairly/rather knowledgeable about autmotive markets outside Germany
where quite/fairly/rather seem to me equivalent to the German \'comparatively very\' ... :-)
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Note added at 2002-09-11 14:55:37 (GMT)
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or: ... has fairly extensive knowledge/expertise about ...
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Cilian O'Tuama
: maybe better if there were an "auch" after the vergleichsweise and a comma before the verfügt
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Yes - that would solve it! Thanks.
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Steffen Walter
: Strongly assuming that "vergleichsweise" was wrongly put in the source. It should precede "großes", which would make the comma after "Fachwissen" invalid. So Mr X has also got "a relatively sound/thorough knowledge of automotive markets outside Germany".
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Thanks
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Elisabeth Ghysels
: there is a comma missing after vergleichsweise; otherwise the rest of the sentence would be completely wrong; the comma, however, would NOT be expected before verfügt. In other words, we are not told, in comparison to whom, but ABOUT WHAT he is knowledgab
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Thanks, yes.
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Comment: "Thanks for helping me figure this out. Special thanks to all the agrees and comments."
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Monika Martens
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comparatively (here)
this is how I understand it, hope it helps :)
Greetings Monika
Greetings Monika
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Elvira Stoianov
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about markets outside of Germany, too
He has extensive knowledge not only about the German market, but also about other markets outside of Germany
That's how I read it
That's how I read it
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Karlo Heppner
: Wissen über oder in Bezug auf, nicht von, gleichermaßen statt vergleichsweise. Deien Version ist bisher die Überzeugendste.
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Steffen Walter
: Ja, Karlo hat bzgl. korrekter Wortwahl recht! Deine Version ist ok.
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in connection with
vergleichsweise ist auch im deutschen Text m. E. zweifelhaft. Sicher ist hier "in Zusammenhang mit..." gemeint
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for instance
might be another possibility.
I think Elvira is on the right track. The German doesn't really make much sense.
I think Elvira is on the right track. The German doesn't really make much sense.
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Armorel Young
: yes, it could be intended to mean something like beispielsweise
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