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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Daran wollen wir uns messen lassen

English translation:

These are our yardsticks for success

Added to glossary by Ventnai
Jan 19, 2009 19:14
15 yrs ago
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German term

Daran wollen wir uns messen lassen

German to English Bus/Financial Marketing
Partnerschaft, Entwicklung, Innovation und technischer Vorsprung sind der Schlüssel für eine perfekte Dienstleistung. Daran wollen wir uns messen lassen.
Proposed translations (English)
3 +7 These are our yardsticks
4 We are happy to be judged by how well we deliver in these areas.
3 +1 Those are our guidelines/principles
3 +1 See for yourself how well we are doing.
4 These are benchmarks by which we stand.
4 These are the benchmarks by which we are measured.
4 These are the principles (standards/benchmarks) that (guide/inform) our work.
4 These are the yardsticks by which we would like to be/should be judged.
3 These are the principles by which we are measured.
2 This is our committment.
Change log

Jan 21, 2009 09:51: Ventnai changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/48208">Ventnai's</a> old entry - "Daran wollen wir uns messen lassen"" to ""These are our yardsticks for our success""

Jan 21, 2009 10:04: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Bus/Financial"

Proposed translations

+7
1 hr
Selected

These are our yardsticks

Just a suggestion and in keeping with the idea of measurement ("messen").
Peer comment(s):
agree Lancashireman : I always use a yardstick when setting a benchmark.
32 mins
Ha... like I say, just a suggestion. Up to Ian to decide whether it hits the right register.
agree Kim Metzger
49 mins
agree Paul Cohen : These are our yardsticks for success
5 hrs
Yes, rounds it off nicely - takes off that bare edge.
agree Jutta Wappel : sounds good!
9 hrs
agree Nandini Vivek
12 hrs
agree Steffen Walter : with Paul
14 hrs
agree David Seycek : w/ Paul: “…our yardsticks for success” is a neat slogan.
18 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks very much for your help everybody. I used Stephen's (and Paul's) suggestion in the end. "
5 mins

This is our committment.

one way to go

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Note added at 8 mins (2009-01-19 19:22:39 GMT)
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We're betting our reputation on it.
Peer comment(s):
neutral Armorel Young : that's a novel spelling of "commitment" :-)
14 mins
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34 mins

We are happy to be judged by how well we deliver in these areas.

Seems appropriate in the context.
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+1
44 mins

Those are our guidelines/principles

Just another way of saying that that is what they want to be measured against/by....
Peer comment(s):
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X)
9 mins
Thank you, Ingeborg!
neutral Kim Metzger : Guidelines doesn't work at all for me. Principles is taking some liberty with the source text.
2 hrs
Thank you for the feedback!
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+1
55 mins

See for yourself how well we are doing.

Cooperation, innovation and technical leadership are essential when it comes to service excellence. See for yourself how well we are doing.
Peer comment(s):
agree Steffen Walter : Nice "freer" option :-)
15 hrs
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5 hrs

These are the principles by which we are measured.

A literal translation in this case leads to limiting results.
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8 hrs

These are benchmarks by which we stand.

This follows the litteral meaning, while giving you more choices.
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10 hrs

These are the benchmarks by which we are measured.

Another possibility.

See http://www.nationalyellowonline.com/cmr.html:

"Ultimately, customer satisfaction is the benchmark by which we are measured."
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11 hrs

These are the principles (standards/benchmarks) that (guide/inform) our work.

There are many good ways to say this, here are my suggestions :-)
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13 hrs

These are the yardsticks by which we would like to be/should be judged.

I've just modified one of the previous answers. But it seems that whoever it is who claims to have all these qualities of Partnerschaft, Innovation etc. "wishes" to apply those qualities as yardsticks.
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