Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
einmaliges Übervorteilen der anderen Partei
English translation:
Taking advantage of the customer on a one-off basis
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Trans-Marie
Oct 9, 2005 18:36
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German term
einmaliges Übervorteilen der anderen Partei
German to English
Bus/Financial
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Es geht darum, dass z. B. Bauunternehmer ihre Kunden eher uebervorteilen als Autohaendler, weil der Hausbau eher ein einmaliges Geschaeft ist, bei dem die Kunden eh nicht wiederkommen (so der Text).
In diesem Fall bringt das *einmalige Übervorteilen der anderen Partei* unter Umständen mehr Gewinn als der faire Umgang. Es ist daher nur logisch, wenn viele Menschen in solchen Sondersituationen deutlich vorsichtiger agieren als im normalen Alltag.
In diesem Fall bringt das *einmalige Übervorteilen der anderen Partei* unter Umständen mehr Gewinn als der faire Umgang. Es ist daher nur logisch, wenn viele Menschen in solchen Sondersituationen deutlich vorsichtiger agieren als im normalen Alltag.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | Taking advantage of the customer on a one-off basis |
Lancashireman
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| 5 | overcharging |
alexandra123
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| 3 | non-recurrent cheating of the other party |
Ken Cox
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Proposed translations
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German term (edited):
einmaliges �bervorteilen der anderen Partei
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Taking advantage of the customer on a one-off basis
‘die andere Partei' could mean the buyer or the vendor but in this context clearly refers to the buyer
Also, in different registers:
‘Opportunistically ripping the customer off’
‘You’ll never see them again so take them for every penny they’ve got’
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Note added at 4 hrs 25 mins (2005-10-09 23:01:40 GMT)
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In diesem Fall bringt das einmalige Übervorteilen der anderen Partei unter Umständen mehr Gewinn als der faire Umgang. >
Where customers are making a one-off purchase, taking advantage of them may be more profitable than giving them a fair deal.
Also, in different registers:
‘Opportunistically ripping the customer off’
‘You’ll never see them again so take them for every penny they’ve got’
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Note added at 4 hrs 25 mins (2005-10-09 23:01:40 GMT)
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In diesem Fall bringt das einmalige Übervorteilen der anderen Partei unter Umständen mehr Gewinn als der faire Umgang. >
Where customers are making a one-off purchase, taking advantage of them may be more profitable than giving them a fair deal.
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German term (edited):
einmaliges �bervorteilen der anderen Partei
non-recurrent cheating of the other party
'Übervorteilen' is 'cheat' (straight from Oxford/Duden, and perfectly good in this context), and 'einmaliges' simply means it happens only once (literally), in this case becase the other party (the buyer) is not likely to buy a house again from the same builder for the simple reason that (in Europe at least) people buy houses much less often than cars (to use the example from the text).
You could probably use a bit less stilted language if you reword the sentence.
You could probably use a bit less stilted language if you reword the sentence.
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alexandra123
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protranslation
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overcharging
Overcharging the customer on a one time purchase may be more profitable than a fair treatment.
Just another suggestion on how to phrase it.
HTH
Just another suggestion on how to phrase it.
HTH
Peer comment(s):
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Lancashireman
: There may be more to it than overcharging, e.g. shoddy workmanship, inferior materials, late completion...
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