Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Vorsprung und kurze Weile
English translation:
hoping you are well ahead of the game and have fun
Added to glossary by
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
Mar 24, 2010 17:19
14 yrs ago
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German term
Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Vorsprung und kurze Weile
German to English
Bus/Financial
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Letter
This is used to sign off a letter which accompanies a supplier's newsletter to its retailers. The newsletter contains items about topics such as innovative products, forthcoming trade fair dates and sales teams.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | hoping you are well ahead of the game and have fun |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
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| 3 +2 | We hope you are off to a head start and have fun! |
Monika Borgers
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| 3 | We wish you a great head start and fun |
Thayenga
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Change log
Mar 25, 2010 20:46: Ingeborg Gowans (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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hoping you are well ahead of the game and have fun
after having seen your comment on the previous answer, maybe this gives a slightly different twist to it? The German does sound rather awkward and it is hard to find an appropriate way of rendering it.. Good luck
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-03-25 20:45:39 GMT) Post-grading
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you are welcome!
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Note added at 1 day3 hrs (2010-03-25 20:45:39 GMT) Post-grading
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you are welcome!
Note from asker:
| Thanks and I'm glad you, as a native speaker, agree with me about it being awkward. |
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone"
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7 mins
Monika Borgers
Native in German
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Native in: English 
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Works in: German to English, Spanish to English, Spanish to German
We hope you are off to a head start and have fun!
kurze Weile, kurzweilig, sozusagen das Gegenteil von langweilig und Langeweile.
http://synonyme.woxikon.de/synonyme/kurzweilig.php
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Note added at 34 mins (2010-03-24 17:53:49 GMT)
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Hmmm...obviously, I don't know that either...I suppose that they want to transmit that readers will get ahead of the competition by reading the useful information contained in the newsletter...
http://synonyme.woxikon.de/synonyme/kurzweilig.php
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Note added at 34 mins (2010-03-24 17:53:49 GMT)
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Hmmm...obviously, I don't know that either...I suppose that they want to transmit that readers will get ahead of the competition by reading the useful information contained in the newsletter...
Note from asker:
| Thanks, Monika. My real problem is 'Vorsprung'. A head start in what ? The letter doesn't contain much more information than I indicated. |
| actually, that's what I thought but the client returned the translation I proofread and said they didn't like 'gain a competitve edge' |
15 hrs
We wish you a great head start and fun
I would use..we wish you.. here, because that's exactly what they are doing.
Discussion
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorsprung_durch_Technik