Raucherpaket

English translation: smoker's package

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German term or phrase:	Raucherpaket
English translation:	smoker's package
Entered by:	Steffen Walter

22:18 Mar 14, 2008

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Automotive / Cars & Trucks

German term or phrase: Raucherpaket

Hi folks.
Again this advertising brochure.

Here, they are citing the various things that come with a used car. They specify "Raucherpaket". Now, I know that fewer new cars are coming with ashtrays and cigarette lighters. Instead they just have a 12V outlet.

Toyota will sell you an option that they call the "ashtray and lighter kit" which is a circular ashtray that fits in a cupholder with an integrated lighter (how it gets its power is beyond the scope of this question).

It that what this thing is in Germany? Anybody have a better suggestion than "ashtray and lighter kit" (and NO, I will not accept 'Smoker's package'!!!)

Thanks for reading.

jccantrell KudoZ activity Questions: 193 (none open) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 5057 United States
Local time: 08:21

smoker's package

Explanation:
believe it or not - google says yes

Selected response from:

PhilippID
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:21

Grading comment

Much as I hated it, this was the option I went with, especially after seeing the Chrysler ad for what I assume this must be.
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts on this one.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

smoker's package

PhilippID

4 +1

smoker's option

Nicole Schnell

smoker-friendly

David Hollywood

smoker's deal

Cathrin Cordes

(cigarette) smoker's (car) accessory

Audrey Foster (X)

Discussion entries: 2

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

smoker's package

Explanation:
believe it or not - google says yes

PhilippID
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Grading comment

Much as I hated it, this was the option I went with, especially after seeing the Chrysler ad for what I assume this must be.
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts on this one.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Nicole Schnell: http://www.dodgechryslerjeepaccessories.com/servlet/the-252/...

8 mins

-> thx nicole..

agree

Brigitte Keen-Matthaei: Don't really know what's wrong with this, Raucherpaket is exactly that. unless you want to make it a kit instead of a package

2 hrs

-> thanks..

agree

babli: agree

9 hrs

disagree

Lancashireman: Google ‘says’ many things. These need to be interpreted by a human operator. A ‘smoker’s package’ could, for example, be a complimentary gift from Fidel Castro that arrives by post. JCC says he doesn’t want this phrase and I don’t blame him,

13 hrs

-> yes, thats why i entered it with "car" and checked out car-related pages. a google search may help determine the popularity of a term, which is certainly important in commerce.

18 mins confidence:

smoker-friendly

Explanation:
I would suggest :)

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Note added at 19 mins (2008-03-14 22:38:39 GMT)
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model

David Hollywood
Local time: 12:21
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 198

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

smoker's option

Explanation:
As an alternative.

Nicole Schnell
United States
Local time: 08:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 75

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

Lancashireman: In the top l.h. corner of the above link is a ‘Swift’ logo. Whoever composed the text does not know that in English, as in German, there IS a difference between ‘ie’ and ‘ei’. I hereby dissociate myself from the content and urge JCC to ignore it.

3 mins

-> And I was just admiring your logo... :-)))

neutral

PhilippID: what on earth are you on about? Nono i meant swift's comment above ;)

2 hrs

-> Huh? That's what the car dealer offered me when I bought a brand new car last October. I decided to buy my own ashtray instead.//Ah, I see. Full moon is coming up, that's all. :-)

agree

hazmatgerman (X): Agree from marketing POV. Sounds like "lover's question", and smoking is all about sensory perception, isn't it?

13 hrs

-> Thanks, hazmatgerman! :-)

45 mins confidence:

smoker's deal

Explanation:
any better?

Cathrin Cordes
Local time: 16:21
Native speaker of:

German

10 hrs confidence:

(cigarette) smoker's (car) accessory

Explanation:
Perhaps?

Audrey Foster (X)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 15

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