Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 7, 2006 18:37
18 yrs ago
German term
Germany
Practical business experience, reliable
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Primat
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Manufacturing
Primat unseres Handelns hat die Ausrichtung auf die Erfüllung der Interessen der Kunden.
from a QM manual for a glass company and giving me a big headache, has nowt to do with zoology!
TIA Stephen
from a QM manual for a glass company and giving me a big headache, has nowt to do with zoology!
TIA Stephen
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | emphasis |
Susanne Rindlisbacher
|
| 4 | All our actions are focussed on ..... |
Edith Kelly
|
| 3 | priority |
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
|
Proposed translations
+4
6 mins
Susanne Rindlisbacher
Portugal
Portugal
Native in German
Portugal
Quality and Dedication
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Portuguese to German, German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
emphasis
or a construction with "priority"
Note from asker:
| i find this very strange german...only really knowing "primat" from an animal context |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Johanna Timm, PhD
: Primat wird normalerweise mit "sein" verwendet, deshalb klingt es hier so seltsam
2 hrs
|
| agree |
Klaus Stracker
10 hrs
|
| agree |
itla
: You could also use "Our primary mission is to ..."
12 hrs
|
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
20 hrs
|
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "danke susanne"
24 mins
Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in German
&
English
Works in field
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German , English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
92
All our actions are focussed on .....
Whatever we do, we always have our customers' interest in mind, would be a simpler way of expression the pompous German.
Lousy pompous German.
Lousy pompous German.
Note from asker:
| and this is from a quality manual!!! |
7 hrs
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Native in English
Quality legal / financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
3
priority
addressing the requirements of our customers have always been our (first) priority
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