Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
hemmend
English translation:
to put a damper on sth.
Added to glossary by
Jeannie Graham
Sep 7, 2005 11:27
19 yrs ago
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German term
hemmend
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
„Gerade im Home-Shopping-Bereich wirkt sich der Wechsel in ein anderes Medium, also zu Telefon oder Internet, hemmend auf Impulskäufe aus“.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | to put a damper on sth. |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 3 | has a restrictive effect |
Alan Johnson
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| 3 | dicourage customers from impulse buying |
BusyB
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Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
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Related KudoZ points
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German term (edited):
sich auf etwas hemmend wirken
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to put a damper on sth.
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-09-07 11:41:39 GMT)
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sorry, 'wirken' should read 'auswirken'
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-09-07 11:41:39 GMT)
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sorry, 'wirken' should read 'auswirken'
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Comment: "thank you"
10 mins
has a restrictive effect
Just a suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
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Cilian O'Tuama
: timer is misbehaving again - your suggestion was already visible when I made mine.
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Oh well, Konkurrenz belebt das Geschäft!
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8 hrs
dicourage customers from impulse buying
It's not directly translated but sounds better to me.
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