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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Ihre Weiche zum Erfolg

English translation:

Your track to success

    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-06-16 02:54:07 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Jun 12, 2012 03:04
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German term

Ihre Weiche zum Erfolg

German to English Marketing Electronics / Elect Eng
"Ihre Weiche zum Erfolg". This seems to be a marketing logo. Please help me translate making the similar sense in english. Would be great if somebody can help me giving an exmple. Thanks
Proposed translations (English)
4 +3 your road/path to success
3 +2 Your winning strategy
4 Your gateway to sucess
3 setting your points for success

Discussion

Nicole Schnell Jun 12, 2012:
Question for Shilpa Mathur You probably mentioned Electrical Engineering for a reason, and "Weiche" is a tech term in electronics that describes an audio crossover catering to different frequency bands. So there might be a play on words involved. Can you confirm that?
philgoddard Jun 12, 2012:
It only gets two Google hits and one is a company that makes railway points.
Kim Metzger Jun 12, 2012:
Just wondering why your specific field is electronics/electrical engineering.
Shilpa Mathur (asker) Jun 12, 2012:
This is a marketing slogan for an Engineering company.
Kim Metzger Jun 12, 2012:
Is this a marketing slogan for an electronics company?

Proposed translations

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your road/path to success

would work (has to be positive here)

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Note added at 17 mins (2012-06-12 03:21:41 GMT)
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Weiche = points on a railway line but here anything with road/path etc is ok IMO

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Note added at 27 mins (2012-06-12 03:31:46 GMT)
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how about "pointer to success"?

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Note added at 30 mins (2012-06-12 03:34:50 GMT)
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this is tricky to translate and keep the meaning in German but I can assure you that "Weiche" = "points" on a railway track so let's see if we can get some good ideas

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Note added at 32 mins (2012-06-12 03:37:19 GMT)
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how about "the (right) road to success"?

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Note added at 33 mins (2012-06-12 03:38:32 GMT)
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or:"the right track to success" (to keep the railway imagery)

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Note added at 36 mins (2012-06-12 03:40:52 GMT)
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I'm sure someone will come up with something worthy of an advertising slogan but that's the gist

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Note added at 55 mins (2012-06-12 03:59:36 GMT)
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I think "the right road etc." is ok and gets the meaning over

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-12 04:10:12 GMT)
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thinking about it more .. "path" seems more appropriate (more poetic and certainly would work in an advertizing context) but up to you of course ...

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Note added at 22 hrs (2012-06-13 02:03:07 GMT)
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or "your swtchboard to success"

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Note added at 22 hrs (2012-06-13 02:03:51 GMT)
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"switchboard"
Note from asker:
I think "your road to success" is a better option. Lets see if we get some more ideas. Thanks
Thank you David for your good answers.
Peer comment(s):
agree Usch Pilz : This comes very close to the German version.
2 hrs
thanks Usch :)
agree Wendy Streitparth : Lot of good options
6 hrs
thanks Wendy :)
agree philgoddard : It looks like it's a railway company, so "on track for success" would be a good choice.
12 hrs
thanks Phil :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you all for your good suggestions. I think "Your track to success" is the most appropriate answer. However other answers were also closeby. Thanks again."
2 hrs

Your gateway to sucess

I think this might work as it opens up the way, as changing the points on a railway line can. It is also a common English idiom.
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5 hrs

setting your points for success

or route to success , both indicating options
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+2
2 hrs

Your winning strategy

or:

- your track to victory/success/triumph on track to victory etc..
- roadmap to/for victory
- road/path to victory/glory/triumph
- recipe for success/achievement
- set for success



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Note added at 13 hrs (2012-06-12 16:19:16 GMT)
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"Your Ticket To Success" ... "Get Geared Up For Success" ...just a few more among endless possibilities..
Peer comment(s):
agree Wendy Streitparth : Particularly set for success and one could put "all" in front of that.
4 hrs
Excellent suggestion!
agree Thayenga : With Wendy. :)
1 day 27 mins
Yes - she's good!
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