Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
"mercedes en skai"
English translation:
"poor man's Mercedes"
Added to glossary by
Stephanie Sullivan
Sep 24, 2004 11:57
20 yrs ago
French term
Finding the right words
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
"mercedes en sky"
French to English
Other
Business/Commerce (general)
This describes a tractor:
"le ... pour moi est une Mercedes en Sky"
"le ... pour moi est une Mercedes en Sky"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | Poor man's Mercedes |
IanW (X)
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| 4 +3 | "skai" is leatherette.... |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
+3
15 mins
French term (edited):
Mercedes en sky
Selected
Poor man's Mercedes
If this isn't supposed to be flattering, I'd call it "a poor man's Mercedes"
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-09-24 12:24:40 GMT)
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Presuming, of course, that we\'re comparing the tractor in question with a Mercedes tractor.
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Note added at 27 mins (2004-09-24 12:24:40 GMT)
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Presuming, of course, that we\'re comparing the tractor in question with a Mercedes tractor.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sara Freitas
1 hr
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| agree |
Eduardo Olivera Hernández
1 hr
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| agree |
Bernadett Trabert
8 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks! Sorry about the lack of context. It was a survey of employees' (mainly negative) opinions about their company's products, such as this tractor."
+3
3 mins
"skai" is leatherette....
Declined
for me this tractor is the downmarket version of a Mercedes
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Note added at 2004-09-24 12:00:55 (GMT)
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\"a downmarket version\" would be better
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Note added at 2004-09-24 12:00:55 (GMT)
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\"a downmarket version\" would be better
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: agree-skai is what first came to me too. sort of an imitation Mercedes
58 mins
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| agree |
Robert Frankling
: "downscale Mercedes" or "a Mercedes in leatherette"
1 hr
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| agree |
sarahl (X)
12 hrs
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Comment: "Thanks! This would seem to be the meaning (although in the text it was spelt "sky"). I'm choosing "poor man's mercedes" just because it seems to fit in with the tone of the original. "
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