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1st tier/prime

German translation: Erste Klasse/Spitzenreiter (Spitzenposition )

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase: 1st tier/prime German translation: Erste Klasse/Spitzenreiter (Spitzenposition ) Entered by: Elisa Ryznar (X)

10:02 Jul 1, 2008

English to German translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general) / Luftfahrt
English term or phrase: 1st tier/prime Where is your company within the supply chain? 1st Tier/Prime Wie nennen sich die "Ebenen" in einer Lieferkette? Nennt man hier "tier" vielleicht tatsächlich "Ebene"?	Chris Weimar (M.A.) KudoZ activity Questions: 126 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 143 Germany Local time: 08:11
Erste Klasse/Spitzenreiter (Spitzenposition ) Explanation: Spitzenreiter finde ich hier angebracht ;0) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2008-07-01 10:31:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also, dann wuerde ich doch wieder zu 'Erste, Zweite, Dritte etc... Ebene' tendieren... Sorry for the confusion!!	Selected response from: Elisa Ryznar (X) Australia Local time: 16:11
Grading comment 4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
4 +2	Erste Klasse/Spitzenreiter (Spitzenposition )	Elisa Ryznar (X)
3 +1	Direktlieferant / First-Tier-Lieferant	Andrea Hauer
3	erste Stufe/höchste Stufe	Ellen Kraus

Discussion entries: 4

Kristin Sobania (X) Germany 10:28 Jul 1, 2008  ;-) Chris Weimar (M.A.) Germany ASKER 10:22 Jul 1, 2008  Oh ja, danke für den Tipp, Kristin. Hab bis vorhin nur das Open Glossary konsultiert. Kristin Sobania (X) Germany 10:18 Jul 1, 2008  Hi Christian, Du kannst auch mal unter Proz.com term search nachsehen, dort gibt es bereits mehrere Einträge zu diesem Begriff. Chris Weimar (M.A.) Germany ASKER 10:13 Jul 1, 2008  die 2 nächsten Begriffe sind: 2nd tier und 3rd tier Automatic update in 00:

  

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erste Stufe/höchste Stufe Explanation: vermute ich, dass hier zutrifft	Ellen Kraus Austria Local time: 08:11 Specializes in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 72
Notes to answerer Asker: ja, jetzt wart' ich noch auf Zustimmungen
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9 mins   confidence: peer agreement (net): +2

Erste Klasse/Spitzenreiter (Spitzenposition ) Explanation: Spitzenreiter finde ich hier angebracht ;0) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 29 mins (2008-07-01 10:31:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also, dann wuerde ich doch wieder zu 'Erste, Zweite, Dritte etc... Ebene' tendieren... Sorry for the confusion!!	Elisa Ryznar (X) Australia Local time: 16:11 Works in field Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 8
Notes to answerer Asker: erste Klasse klingt nicht schlecht, wäre Spitzenposition nicht etwas zu wertend? Ein wertneutraler Begriff ist hier m.E. besser.
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  Brandis (X) 23 mins agree  babli: agree 5 hrs neutral  Andrea Hauer: ist m.E. hier nicht gemeint. 12 hrs neutral  BrigitteHilgner: Mangels Kontext fällt eine Entscheidung zwar schwer, aber ich bezweifle doch, dass eine derart freie Übersetzung passt - jedenfalls ist dies nicht das übliche Verständnis des engl. Begriffs. 1015 days
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4 hrs   confidence: peer agreement (net): +1

Direktlieferant / First-Tier-Lieferant Explanation: Im Zusammenhang mit Lieferkette ... Beispielsatz: «Anders als bei den Direktlieferanten – den so genannten First-Tier-Lieferanten – besteht zwischen diesen Lieferanten und HP kein Vertragsverhältnis, sondern sie liefern Waren und Dienstleistungen an HP Vertragshersteller» Googeln mit lieferkette + First-Tier     Reference: http://h41131.www4.hp.com/ch/de/stories/fs_emea_05_08.html	Andrea Hauer Germany Local time: 08:11 Native speaker of: German PRO pts in category: 88
Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer) agree  BrigitteHilgner: Spät, aber immerhin - ich halte das für die korrekte Übersetzung. 1015 days   -> vielen Dank, Brigitte :-)
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