Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Deutsch term or phrase:
bau- und preisgleich
Englisch translation:
of the same construction and prices
Added to glossary by
Mine Somyurek (X)
Aug 17, 2006 07:55
17 yrs ago
Deutsch term
bau- und preisgleich
Deutsch > Englisch
Technik
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Es geht um Geschirrspüler:
"bau- und preisgleiche Modelle von Bosch und Siemens..."
Vielen Dank!
"bau- und preisgleiche Modelle von Bosch und Siemens..."
Vielen Dank!
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of the same construction and prices
I've been told that they all come from the same assembly line and they just stick Siemens, Bosch or Constructa??? on them afterwards. The idea is to keep old customers who always bought Bosch or Siemens.
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I mean all the models from just those three firms (I think Constructa was the third firm) because they were amalgamated. I don't mean all makes.
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Actually, the other brand that amalgamated with Bosch and Siemens might have been Neff. I'm not quite sure whether it was Constructa or Neff or even both of those as well. All I know is that I had a Bosch dishwasher that needed repairing and when I expressed surprise because a Siemens man arrived to fix it, he explained the above to me, that the Bosch, Siemens and Neff/Constructa (not quite sure any longer) machines were absolutely identical and from the same assembly line and only the names put on them were different.
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I mean all the models from just those three firms (I think Constructa was the third firm) because they were amalgamated. I don't mean all makes.
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Actually, the other brand that amalgamated with Bosch and Siemens might have been Neff. I'm not quite sure whether it was Constructa or Neff or even both of those as well. All I know is that I had a Bosch dishwasher that needed repairing and when I expressed surprise because a Siemens man arrived to fix it, he explained the above to me, that the Bosch, Siemens and Neff/Constructa (not quite sure any longer) machines were absolutely identical and from the same assembly line and only the names put on them were different.
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8 Min.
Regina Eichstaedter
Native in Deutsch
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Language is never innocent
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Works in: Italienisch > Deutsch, Englisch > Deutsch
models which have the same construction and prize
compared with models...
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identical similarly-priced models
"Of the same construction" doesn't sound natural to me in English. If you think that "identical" is taking it a bit too far (as there may be superificial cosmetic differences) you could try, "virtually identical", "almost identical" or "comparable".
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31 Min.
Michele Fauble
Vereinigte Staaten
Vereinigte Staaten
Native in Englisch
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Vereinigte Staaten
Native English
Native in: Englisch 
Works in: Norwegisch > Englisch, Dänisch > Englisch, Schwedisch > Englisch
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models of comparable design and price
'models of comparable design and price from Bosch and Siemens'
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or 'models with comparable features and price from Bosch and Siemens'
unless by 'bau' they really mean the quality of the construction, in which case 'models with comparable quality and price from Bosch and Siemens'
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or 'models with comparable features and price from Bosch and Siemens'
unless by 'bau' they really mean the quality of the construction, in which case 'models with comparable quality and price from Bosch and Siemens'
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BirgitBerlin
Deutschland
Deutschland
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Deutschland
Travel & Tourism, Marketing, Technical
Native in: Deutsch
Works in: Englisch > Deutsch, Deutsch > Englisch
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of the same build and price
"build" is often used in techspeak for "construction".
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