Jun 20, 2015 15:03
8 yrs ago
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Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, Persian (Farsi) to German
better served
English to German
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Idiomatik
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"BigBadWolf came under severe criticism as it headed for bankruptcy having spent some $1.5bn on buybacks between 2005 and 2011 – worth roughly three-quarters of its total assets in 2005.
The maker of the iconic PlayGadget device, was similarly criticised for spending $3bn between 2010 and 2012 – roughly 30 per cent of its assets.
Perhaps both could have soldiered on a bit longer had they instead paid wages or invested the money.
But they were doomed and ***better served*** giving what was left to shareholders."
Was meint der Autor wohl hier mit "better served"? "They were better served?" Oder sitze ich zu nahe am Bildschirm?
VDIV
"BigBadWolf came under severe criticism as it headed for bankruptcy having spent some $1.5bn on buybacks between 2005 and 2011 – worth roughly three-quarters of its total assets in 2005.
The maker of the iconic PlayGadget device, was similarly criticised for spending $3bn between 2010 and 2012 – roughly 30 per cent of its assets.
Perhaps both could have soldiered on a bit longer had they instead paid wages or invested the money.
But they were doomed and ***better served*** giving what was left to shareholders."
Was meint der Autor wohl hier mit "better served"? "They were better served?" Oder sitze ich zu nahe am Bildschirm?
VDIV
Proposed translations
(German)
| 3 +3 | und täten besser daran |
Edith Kelly
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Change log
Jun 20, 2015 15:57: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
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Edith Kelly
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
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German
Switzerland
Professional conference interpreter
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Dutch to German, and 4 more.
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und täten besser daran
Der Author will damit ausdrücken, es wäre für alle Beteiligten besser, wenn
Ich weiss nicht, ob mein Vorschlag in deinen Text passt, aber jedenfalls ist das damit gemeint.
to be besser served > es wäre ratsam, wenn man etw. Bestimmtes tun würde.
Ich weiss nicht, ob mein Vorschlag in deinen Text passt, aber jedenfalls ist das damit gemeint.
to be besser served > es wäre ratsam, wenn man etw. Bestimmtes tun würde.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Vielen Dank, Edith. Ich habe Coqueiros Version gewählt; sie passte besser in meinen Text."
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