Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Danish term or phrase:
konkurrere efter
English translation:
compete by means of/using
Added to glossary by
Helen Johnson
May 12, 2005 13:06
19 yrs ago
Danish term
United Kingdom
Taught MA translation at Uni of Surrey
Native in: English 
Works in: Swedish to English, Danish to English, Norwegian to English
konkurrere efter
Danish to English
Marketing
Marketing
Company strategy
Pro question because of context:
Can anyone tell me whether this should be 'compete with'? It's used repeatedly, but the Danish doesn't make it obvious (to me at any rate) whether it should be 'compete with' or compete [something else].
Example sentence:
Vi vurderer at xx konkurrerer efter en komplet kundeloesningsstrategi (sorry, can't remember how to reproduce the symbol).
I think what they mean is 'offer competition by means of...', but I'm not used to seeing 'efter'.
Advice appreciated!
Helen
Can anyone tell me whether this should be 'compete with'? It's used repeatedly, but the Danish doesn't make it obvious (to me at any rate) whether it should be 'compete with' or compete [something else].
Example sentence:
Vi vurderer at xx konkurrerer efter en komplet kundeloesningsstrategi (sorry, can't remember how to reproduce the symbol).
I think what they mean is 'offer competition by means of...', but I'm not used to seeing 'efter'.
Advice appreciated!
Helen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | Your right |
Orbital
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| 3 +1 | follow a ... strategy for competition |
Christine Andersen
|
| 3 +1 | compete for |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
|
Proposed translations
15 mins
Selected
Your right
In this term, it is you compete by means of.
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Note added at 16 mins (2005-05-12 13:23:13 GMT)
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It is talking about company stratagy and how they compete.
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Note added at 16 mins (2005-05-12 13:23:13 GMT)
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It is talking about company stratagy and how they compete.
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, Orbital - Christine also put it nicely, but this is the fundamental meaning that can be reworded (e.g. Christine's answer)."
+1
17 mins
Christine Andersen
Denmark
Denmark
Native in English
Works in field
Denmark
the message, not just the words
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Danish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
32
follow a ... strategy for competition
Could it be that they have a strategy centred on one-stop solutions ...
I think the idea is 'We assume that xx's competitive strategy is based on total solutions for customers'
But it doesn't seem to be the most elegant Danish, admittedly.
I think the idea is 'We assume that xx's competitive strategy is based on total solutions for customers'
But it doesn't seem to be the most elegant Danish, admittedly.
+1
36 mins
compete for
or you can use "compete for a complete ......." - US English
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