weiße Flecken and Markt (see context)

English translation: gaps on the map

09:48 Jan 25, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]

German term or phrase: weiße Flecken and Markt (see context)

I understand weiße Flecken to mean exporting to Southern Europe, where these yarns were previously not exported ("gaps are expected to be filled" is the best I can come up with). Obviously, Markt is market, but how can a company alone be a market (unless they're not referring to the company, but rather what they produce, yarns?)

Nachdem die xxx ihre Garne 2000 erstmals auch nach Japan und Südkorea exportierte, sollen nun die "weißen Flecken in Südeuropa" beseitigt werden. In Italien als "dem wichtigsten Modemarkt" ist das Unternehmen bereits stark präsent. […]

Sarah Downing KudoZ activity Questions: 624 (none open) Answers: 215
Local time: 02:15

English translation:gaps on the map

Explanation:
or unfilled areas on the map

The company already has a presence in Italy "the key fashion market".

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Note added at 2002-01-25 09:52:16 (GMT)
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By gaps on the map they mean that if they had a map of Southern Europe and colored in all the areas in which they had a presence there would still be some white areas in between. Now they want to penetrate the (geographical) areas in which the company doesn\'t have a presence.

I\'m not sure that I understand your problem with market.....

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Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 08:15

Grading comment

Thanks very much. For some reason I was thinking that market was describing the company and not Italy, which explains why I didn't quite get the sense.
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gaps on the map

Alison Schwitzgebel

blank areas on the map

Sabine Tietge

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gaps on the map

Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 08:15
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 3409

Grading comment

Thanks very much. For some reason I was thinking that market was describing the company and not Italy, which explains why I didn't quite get the sense.

6 mins confidence:

blank areas on the map

Explanation:
Just another suggestion

Sabine Tietge
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in pair: 730

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