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sich "von" schreiben

English translation: all the more merit to you

18:05 Sep 23, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
German term or phrase: sich "von" schreiben
Zu der Frage ob der Befragte glaubt ein neues Medikament sollte verglichen mit seinem Komparator vom Preis her gleich bleiben, billiger sein, oder hoeher sein antowortet er:

Wenn Sie den gleichen Preis erreichen koennen, koennen Sie sich "von" schreiben.

Ich weiss, dass diese eine deutsche Redewendung ist, habe aber ehrlich gesagt keine Ahnung wie ich es uebersetzen soll.
Martina Kilgo
United States
Local time: 06:45
English translation:all the more merit to you
Explanation:
If you can reach the same price, all the more merit to you
www.duden.de › Wörterbuchsich von schreiben können (umgangssprachlich; [mit gutem Grund] froh über etwas Erreichtes oder ein unerwartetes positives Ereignis sein: mit dem Zeugnis ...

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11 posts - 19 Sep 2009
All the more merit to you since you may well be funding it yourself. Best of luck to you and keep us posted (pics aswell if you can bear it) Simon ...

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100+ posts - 100+ authors - 28 Jan 2006
... I know the patience and time involved in keeping the volume/tessellation and shape intact during this process, so all the more merit to you for ...
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Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 06:45
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +4all the more merit to you
Rosa Paredes
3 +3Put a feather in your cap for that one.
Michael Martin, MA
4 +1... you can be proud of yourself.
Elizabeth Kelly
4 +1good luck to you
Sandra Forsythe
3to do well
Kate Collyer
2 +1earn yourself a knighthood
Wendy Streitparth


Discussion entries: 4





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
all the more merit to you


Explanation:
If you can reach the same price, all the more merit to you
www.duden.de › Wörterbuchsich von schreiben können (umgangssprachlich; [mit gutem Grund] froh über etwas Erreichtes oder ein unerwartetes positives Ereignis sein: mit dem Zeugnis ...

www.thelotusforums.com › ... › Esprit › Esprit ChatShare
11 posts - 19 Sep 2009
All the more merit to you since you may well be funding it yourself. Best of luck to you and keep us posted (pics aswell if you can bear it) Simon ...

orums.cgsociety.org › ... › WIP/Critique: 3D StillsShare
100+ posts - 100+ authors - 28 Jan 2006
... I know the patience and time involved in keeping the volume/tessellation and shape intact during this process, so all the more merit to you for ...

Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 06:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Usch Pilz: fits the gist and fits the register
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
neutral  Kate Collyer: I'd say 'credit' in this phrase; UK/US again?
4 hrs
  -> Maybe.
neutral  Helen Shiner: with Kate, but 'all credit to you, if you can...'
7 hrs
  -> ' Merit' works just fine for me.
agree  Lancashireman: Credit where credit is due (for finding the Duden explanation). The later answers are variations on a theme.
7 hrs
  -> Thank you :)
agree  Susanna MacKenzie: trifft den Nagel auf den Kopf - aber elegant! :)
7 hrs
  -> Danke sehr :)
neutral  philgoddard: This doesn't sound English to me.
9 hrs
  -> I'm sorry to hear that :(
agree  Thayenga: Credit. "von" is of noble descent.... :)
15 hrs
  -> Thanks :)
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
... you can be proud of yourself.


Explanation:
oder so :)

If you can offer the same price level, you can be proud of yourself.

Elizabeth Kelly
Ireland
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you:)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
11 days
  -> Thanks Harald :)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
good luck to you


Explanation:
If you can match that price then good luck to you.
Or then you are a better man than I am. (i.e. blue blooded, which is what the original actually means).

Sandra Forsythe
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I think this is the exact English equivalent.
8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Put a feather in your cap for that one.


Explanation:
Must be one of the oldest ones around but I still use it myself occasionally.

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 06:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 63
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Trudy Peters: I like that!
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Trudy!
agree  Anne Schulz: Me too :-)
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thanks, Anne!
agree  Horst Huber (X): "Would be a feather in your cap"?
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Perhaps but there are many ways of skinning that cat.. ;-)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to do well


Explanation:
This gets across the level of achievement.

Example sentence(s):
  • If you can get it down to the same price you'll have done / be doing well.
Kate Collyer
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you :)

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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
earn yourself a knighthood


Explanation:
Although it only gets a couple of hits, it would seem a pretty near equivalent.l

Wendy Streitparth
Germany
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Horst Huber (X): Yes. Maybe more like the old "Kinquering kongs their teytles tike" (how do you spell that?) [-- an old joke about vowel-switching--yes, it dates me-- "take their titles", of course.]
5 hrs
  -> Thanks Horst. Afraid you've lost me there!
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