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on a am length's basis

German translation: in marktüblicher Weise

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English term or phrase: on an arm's length basis
German translation:in marktüblicher Weise
Entered by: Sybille Brückner

08:57 Mar 31, 2005
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Law: Contract(s)
English term or phrase: on a am length's basis
... that the price is made on the basis of the following principal assumptions

- any continuing relationship of the Busniess with X or its affiliates is *on an arm's length basis*.
Sybille Brückner
Germany
Local time: 07:49
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 07:49
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Thanks, anyway. I found an expression fitting into my sentence "auf marktübliche Weise" or "in marktüblicher Weise"
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5 +4Amazing new KudoZ feature introduced!
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3 +1see further
Linda Flebus


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +4
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Explanation:
and it's called the GLOSSARY

e.g.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/82833

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/820765

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/285514



Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks, anyway. I found an expression fitting into my sentence "auf marktübliche Weise" or "in marktüblicher Weise"

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Derek Gill Franßen
0 min
agree  Hans G. Liepert: ... und wieso erfahr' ich das erst im Alter?
1 min
  -> "...das habe ich dir schon tausendmal gesagt..."
agree  Sabine Trautewein: man lernt doch jeden Tag was Neues ;-)
34 mins
  -> Ja, ne!? Ich war auch baff!
agree  nettranslatorde
1 hr
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
on a arm length's basis
see further


Explanation:
To keep at arm's length, to keep at a distance (literally
or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact
or familiar intercourse.

To work at arm's length, to work disadvantageously.
[1913 Webster]


Linda Flebus
Belgium
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: Native in FlemishFlemish, Native in DutchDutch

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Hans G. Liepert: linde Zweifel an der Richtigkeit in diesem Zusammenhang
2 mins
agree  Ingrid Blank: not in this context
4 mins
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