Jul 8, 2002 11:04
21 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Translations that don't sound translated
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, Swedish to English, English, and 3 more.
In Time, In Quality, und In Budget!
German to English
Marketing
IT (Information Technology)
Here’s an IT company’s motto – I get the gist of it, but thought I’d post it anyway.
In Time, In Quality, und In Budget!
In case it helps, here’s the sentence preceding it.
Wir passen die entwickelten Lösungen optimal in bestehende Systeme ein, und verstehen es umfangreiche Abläufe digital umzusetzten: [their motto].
In Time, In Quality, und In Budget!
In case it helps, here’s the sentence preceding it.
Wir passen die entwickelten Lösungen optimal in bestehende Systeme ein, und verstehen es umfangreiche Abläufe digital umzusetzten: [their motto].
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Aug 22, 2008 11:16: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "Motto" to "In Time, In Quality, und In Budget!" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "IT (Information Technology)"
Proposed translations
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Eva Blanar
Hungary
Hungary
Works in field
Hungary
Nil satis nisi optimum
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, German to Hungarian, and 2 more.
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4
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Quality on Time and on Budget
What about changing the order?
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sylvie malich (X)
: That's it!
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modilingua
: yes, this is best
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Thx but that's Steffen's merit, he gave me the idea!
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Cilian O'Tuama
: "within budget" sounds better (to me)
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pschmitt
: agree with Cilian
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Сергей Лузан
: with Steffen's supplementation. "Top Quality on Time &/'n' Budget".
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stefana
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hartran (X)
: agree with Cilian's remark. Within is definitely better. In English you don't do something on budget.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Big thanks to all of you! It was hard to decide... wish I could split the points... gz
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modilingua
Native in German
&
English
Specializes in field
Academic translations and more
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) , German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: German to English, English, English to German
On time, in top quality and within the budget!
my take...
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sylvie malich (X)
: 'in top quality' doesn't work
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it certainly doesn't when it's taken out of context.
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Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Top-Notch Service | Direct Clients Only
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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195
what about...
simply using "on":
"on time, on quality (standards), on budget"
On time and on budget are 100% idiomatic business speak while "on quality" is IMO just a centimetre off mark - so go for it!
Agree that German IT co.s frequently tend to be "would-be Brits" or "would-be Americans" and go over the top in such attempts.
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Note added at 2002-07-08 12:41:20 (GMT)
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My credits to Eva, sounds even better than mine, except that I would then write: \"*Top* Quality on Time and on Budget\". Quality alone sounds too weak in the competitive world of today.
"on time, on quality (standards), on budget"
On time and on budget are 100% idiomatic business speak while "on quality" is IMO just a centimetre off mark - so go for it!
Agree that German IT co.s frequently tend to be "would-be Brits" or "would-be Americans" and go over the top in such attempts.
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Note added at 2002-07-08 12:41:20 (GMT)
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My credits to Eva, sounds even better than mine, except that I would then write: \"*Top* Quality on Time and on Budget\". Quality alone sounds too weak in the competitive world of today.
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Eva Blanar
: Absolutely!
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thx for your kind comments
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Сергей Лузан
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thx Sergey
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hartran (X)
hartran (X)
Works in: German to English, French to English, Dutch to English
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Meeting your requirements in terms of deadline, quality and budget.
A suggestion. I agree with you that something has to be changed from the original 'Englisch'.
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Steffen Walter
: Correct in terms of content but I'm afraid it's not catchy enough as a motto/slogan.
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I agree.
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quality implementionations of complex processes digitally – on time and without straining your budge
1. The original German sentence should have been introduced with dash and not a colon.
2. putting "quality" in the last sentence completely screws it up -- it simply doesn't belong there and so Iv'e put it in the previous sentence.
3. It doesn't appear that by "in budget" they mean "inexpensive," which I have taken some liberty with.
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Note added at 2002-07-08 19:26:03 (GMT)
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Sorry, in 3. I meant to write \"It appears...\"
2. putting "quality" in the last sentence completely screws it up -- it simply doesn't belong there and so Iv'e put it in the previous sentence.
3. It doesn't appear that by "in budget" they mean "inexpensive," which I have taken some liberty with.
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Note added at 2002-07-08 19:26:03 (GMT)
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Sorry, in 3. I meant to write \"It appears...\"
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