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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Ein Zeichen setzen

English translation:

sets an example / points the way

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-08-28 17:54:11 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Aug 25, 2011 13:45
13 yrs ago
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German term

Ein Zeichen setzen

German to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Produktivität zählt und hier setzt XXX ein Zeichen.

I would appreciate any help with ideas for something appropriate in a marketing context.

TIA
Proposed translations (English)
5 +3 sets an example / points the way
Change log

Aug 25, 2011 14:11: philgoddard changed "Field" from "Marketing" to "Other" , "Field (specific)" from "Engineering: Industrial" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Discussion

Liselotte K. de Hennig (asker) Aug 25, 2011:
Sorry, I entered to many words for my search. That is why I didn't find the answers.
philgoddard Aug 25, 2011:
Kim is right - if you repost previous questions, you're just wasting your tiime and ours.
Kim Metzger Aug 25, 2011:
You're translating into English, right? You'll find plenty of answers to your question by doing a search in our glossaries. http://www.proz.com/search/ Once you've searched the glossaries, please tell us if you still need help.
Liselotte K. de Hennig (asker) Aug 25, 2011:
Den Grund dieser Frage verstehe ich nicht.
Kim Metzger Aug 25, 2011:
What didn't you like about previous answers to your question in the KudoZ glossary?

Proposed translations

+3
3 mins
Selected

sets an example / points the way

Vielleicht auch "leads the way"

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Note added at 7 mins (2011-08-25 13:53:32 GMT)
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Oder 'makes a mark"
Reference:

http://www.dict.cc/deutsch-englisch/ein+Zeichen+setzen.html

Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway : but this doesn't really qualify as a "pro" ie difficult question. everyday German that any bilingual person would know without a dictionary
36 mins
agree Nicola Wood
1 hr
agree Horst Huber (X)
4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Vielen Dank, crazy_diamond!"
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