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Wertschöpfung

English translation: \'value added\' or alternately \'added value\'

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German term or phrase:Wertschöpfung
English translation:\'value added\' or alternately \'added value\'
Entered by: LisaV20

06:45 Oct 9, 2011
German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / climate change
German term or phrase: Wertschöpfung
Die EAC [East African Community] hat sich zum Ziel gesetzt, die wirtschaftliche, politische, soziale und kulturelle Integration der Partnerstaaten zu vertiefen. Die Lebensqualität soll durch Wettbewerbsfähigkeit, Wertschöpfung, Handel und Investitionen erhöht werden.

I know that 'Wertschöpfung' means 'value added', but I'm not sure of how to word it so it fits into the sentence. So far I have this:

Competitiveness, the value added, trade and investments should improve the quality of life.

Sounds awkward...
LisaV20
United States
Local time: 14:58
'value added' or alternately 'added value'
Explanation:
Value added in the context of competitiveness and trade usually refers to immaterial things such as geographical indications, branding, and intellectual property or special added steps in processing.
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susan rose (X)
United States
Local time: 05:58
Grading comment
I ended up using 'added value' - thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5'value added' or alternately 'added value'
susan rose (X)
4net product
franglish
4fair value
Juliana Mraz
3... by adding value ...
BrigitteHilgner
3aggregate/compound added value
Ramey Rieger (X)
3 -1enhanced productivity
Horst Huber (X)


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
net product


Explanation:
googles easily

franglish
Switzerland
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Armorel Young: It may google easily, but why is it a translation of Wertschöpfung?
9 hrs
  -> Translation provided by Collins and online dictionaries. In this context could be increased productivity.
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
... by adding value ...


Explanation:
The quality of life is to be improved by competitiveness, adding value, trade, and investments.

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 25
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
aggregate/compound added value


Explanation:
I believe it needs a verb to sound fluent in English.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-10-09 08:52:04 GMT)
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sorry, there should be an -ing there!

Ramey Rieger (X)
Germany
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Murad AWAD: Agree
35 mins
  -> Thank you, Murad! Have a nice Sunday.
neutral  gangels (X): 'value added' means Mehrwert (Mehrwertsteuer=value added tax). Why not simply value creation?
3 hrs
  -> Yes, why not? Or enhance significance?
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: plenty of things sound fluent, but that doesn't make them right
16 hrs
  -> It had to be you (Sarah Vaughn)
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
enhanced productivity


Explanation:
Probably what is ultimately intended. "Wertschöpfung" might actually be a German contribution? It is difficult to see how a noun phrase like "value creation" or "generation" might work, better use verb-noun phrases like "creating value"?

Horst Huber (X)
United States
Local time: 08:58
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: sounds like anything but native in the context
2 hrs
  -> Thanks once again. At first I read "naive."
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2 days 5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
fair value


Explanation:
could it be something like that? Giving African crops their value back? Sounds good to me and even makes sense in the whole sentence.

Juliana Mraz
Slovakia
Local time: 14:58
Native speaker of: German
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2 days 7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
'value added' or alternately 'added value'


Explanation:
Value added in the context of competitiveness and trade usually refers to immaterial things such as geographical indications, branding, and intellectual property or special added steps in processing.

Example sentence(s):
  • Geographical indications add value to local products making them more competitive on the international market.

    Reference: http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/miwi_06jun11_e.ht...
    Reference: http://www.card.iastate.edu/publications/dbs/pdffiles/04mbp7...
susan rose (X)
United States
Local time: 05:58
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I ended up using 'added value' - thanks!
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