gegen X abheben

English translation: differentiate

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German term or phrase:	abheben
English translation:	differentiate
Entered by:	Julie Draper-Duruz

14:55 Nov 14, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Pharmaceuticals

German term or phrase: gegen X abheben

"Interessant war, dass Firma X sein Cefprozil mit einer Halbwertzeit von 1,3 Stunden für die einmal tägliche Therapie propagiert und es damit gegen Cefaclor abhebt."

Just not sure what to make of "abheben gegen" in this context...thanks for any suggestions. Here is what I have so far:

"What was interesting was that company X publicized their Cefprozil, with a half life of 1.3 hours, for a therapy of once daily and therewith it took off against (???) Cefaclor."

Thank you!!

Julie Draper-Duruz KudoZ activity Questions: 223 (none open) Answers: 23
Local time: 09:40

stand out against X

Explanation:
"making it stand out from Cefaclor", "differentiating it from Cefaclor" - sort of emphasising the difference between Cefprozil and Cefaclor. Would this make sense?

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Note added at 9 mins (2004-11-14 15:04:35 GMT)
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maybe \"pitting it against Cefaclor\"

Selected response from:

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 02:40

Grading comment

I went with "differentiating" (I always liked that word ;)). Many thanks Hilary & everyone else!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +1

favorably contrasts

Kim Metzger

to stand out against/from

swisstell

3 +1

stand out against X

Hilary Davies Shelby

differentiates X from Y

Steffen Walter

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

3 mins confidence:

to stand out against/from

Explanation:
if the other product is a competitive one

swisstell
Italy
Local time: 09:40
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 28

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

favorably contrasts

Explanation:
and thereby favorably contrasts it with Cefaclor

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 179

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

stand out against X

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 02:40
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

I went with "differentiating" (I always liked that word ;)). Many thanks Hilary & everyone else!

9 mins confidence:

differentiates X from Y

Explanation:
or, as already suggested, "makes it stand out from..."

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 09:40
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 186

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