Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
das gewisse Etwas
English translation:
that special "something" / kick
Added to glossary by
Derek Gill Franßen
Aug 18, 2004 20:46
19 yrs ago
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German term
Luxembourg
Currently employed in-house
Native in: Romanian 
, Hungarian
Works in: German to Romanian, English to Romanian, Romanian to German, and 4 more.
das gewisse Etwas
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Electronics / Elect Eng
Je eher sich der Markt an der neuen Technologie sättigt, desto schneller wird das Verlangen anspruchsvoller Kunden nach dem gewissen „Etwas“ zurückkehren.
Ich weiss, was das ist, aber wie wird das uebersetzt?
Ich weiss, was das ist, aber wie wird das uebersetzt?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | that special "something" / kick |
Derek Gill Franßen
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| 4 +1 | that certain something |
optovision
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| 4 | that certain je ne sais quoi |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| 1 | back to the basics |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
+4
5 mins
Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
German Attorney & University Lecturer
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, English to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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13
Selected
that special "something" / kick
:-)
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-08-18 20:53:05 GMT)
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See: http://www.google.de/search?q=customers want "that special s...
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-08-18 20:53:32 GMT)
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Please ignore \"kick\". ;-)
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-08-18 20:53:05 GMT)
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See: http://www.google.de/search?q=customers want "that special s...
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Note added at 7 mins (2004-08-18 20:53:32 GMT)
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Please ignore \"kick\". ;-)
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you."
1 min
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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91
back to the basics
perhaps?
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Note added at 9 mins (2004-08-18 20:55:47 GMT)
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\"the faster the discerning customer will come looking for new innovations\"
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-08-18 21:01:44 GMT)
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the faster the discerning customer return to sophisticated solutions
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Note added at 9 mins (2004-08-18 20:55:47 GMT)
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\"the faster the discerning customer will come looking for new innovations\"
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-08-18 21:01:44 GMT)
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the faster the discerning customer return to sophisticated solutions
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
astauber
: MAYBE in this particular context, but I would still say "no"
2 hrs
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+1
48 mins
optovision
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Per aspera ad astra
Native in: German
Works in: German to English, English to German, French to German
Related KudoZ points
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8
that certain something
Pons lexiface
-> alternative (liter.): je ne sais quoi
-> alternative (liter.): je ne sais quoi
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Cilian O'Tuama
: only read your first line - sorry, didn't mean to steal yours.
14 days
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12 hrs
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
121
that certain je ne sais quoi
quite commonly used in English
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