Dec 20, 2006 15:51
18 yrs ago
German term
Mittel zum Zweck
German to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Die Produkte sind Mittel zum Zweck
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +10 | means to an end |
BirgitBerlin
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| 4 +2 | purpose designed |
Lancashireman
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| 3 +1 | means to an end |
Kim Metzger
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| 2 +1 | means to an end |
Paul Cohen
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Change log
Dec 20, 2006 16:06: Steffen Walter changed "Term asked" from "MIttel zum Zweck" to "Mittel zum Zweck"
Proposed translations
+10
2 mins
BirgitBerlin
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Travel & Tourism, Marketing, Technical
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Selected
means to an end
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Niamh Mahony
0 min
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| agree |
jccantrell
: First one gets the prize!
2 mins
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| agree |
Stefanie Sendelbach
3 mins
|
| agree |
Steffen Walter
11 mins
|
| agree |
DDM
18 mins
|
| agree |
Kim Metzger
25 mins
|
| agree |
Parzival
54 mins
|
| agree |
Julia Lipeles
4 hrs
|
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: o.k. you did it! However, with the lack of context, we have to be careful ;so far so good
5 hrs
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| agree |
Nicole Y. Adams, M.A.
7 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
3 mins
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Mexico
Native in English
Works in field
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
156
means to an end
a means to an end
something done to achieve something else. You may get tired of regular physical exercise, but it's simply a means to an end.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/means to an end
something done to achieve something else. You may get tired of regular physical exercise, but it's simply a means to an end.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/means to an end
+2
15 mins
purpose designed
More positive connotations than the option above. Depends on context, though.
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Note added at 19 mins (2006-12-20 16:11:30 GMT)
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No matter what your requirements are or what sector of the leisure industry you are in, our products are purpose designed to eliminate a problem and provide a solution.
http://www.buildingdesign.co.uk/arch-1/servaclean/bar-furnit...
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Note added at 19 mins (2006-12-20 16:11:30 GMT)
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No matter what your requirements are or what sector of the leisure industry you are in, our products are purpose designed to eliminate a problem and provide a solution.
http://www.buildingdesign.co.uk/arch-1/servaclean/bar-furnit...
+1
4 mins
Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
Native in English
Greenland
Will work for blubber
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English, Danish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
32
means to an end
That's the standard translation. But it doesn't sound like a good advertisement for a product. What's the context?
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-12-20 19:46:27 GMT)
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It looks like my Internet connection has been re-routed via Qaqortoq and Nuuk. Or I'm a slow typist...
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-12-20 19:46:27 GMT)
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It looks like my Internet connection has been re-routed via Qaqortoq and Nuuk. Or I'm a slow typist...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Lancashireman
: with 'it doesn't sound like a good advertisement for a product'
3 hrs
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