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vorsichtiger disponiert wurde

English translation: orders were being made more cautiously

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German term or phrase:vorsichtiger disponiert wurde
English translation:orders were being made more cautiously
Entered by: Catherine Winzer

20:47 Mar 23, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Business/Commerce (general) / Trade fairs
German term or phrase: vorsichtiger disponiert wurde
My text is a report about a trade fair. One of the topics is the effect of the financial crisis. This paragraph refers to one particular segment which was very successful at the fair and then continues:
"Anbieter im Standardbereich dagegen spürten schon vereinzelt, dass etwas ***vorsichtiger disponiert wurde*** als im Vorjahr."

I haven't been able to establish the precise meaning of "disponiert" in this context. Can anyone help? Many thanks.

A similar text with the same phrase can be found here:
http://www.raumausstattung.de/business/artikel-record_id-371...
Catherine Winzer
Germany
Local time: 19:43
(there was) more cautious ordering
Explanation:
disponieren - to place orders
according to Langenscheidt and von Eichborn

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Note added at 5 days (2009-03-29 04:45:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, Catherine!
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Inge Meinzer
United States
Local time: 10:43
Grading comment
Thank you both for your answers. I'm giving the points to Inge as I found the dictionary reference very helpful. In the end I wrote "orders were being made more cautiously."
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4orders were rather less forthcoming/somewhat fewer orders were placed compared to the previous year
David Hollywood
3 +1(there was) more cautious ordering
Inge Meinzer


  

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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
orders were rather less forthcoming/somewhat fewer orders were placed compared to the previous year


Explanation:
I think this is what it's getting at ....

David Hollywood
Local time: 14:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 254

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  suew
2 hrs
  -> thanks suew :)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X)
2 hrs
agree  Sangeeta Joshi
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agree  Anita Cassidy (X)
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(there was) more cautious ordering


Explanation:
disponieren - to place orders
according to Langenscheidt and von Eichborn

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Note added at 5 days (2009-03-29 04:45:01 GMT) Post-grading
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Thank you, Catherine!

Inge Meinzer
United States
Local time: 10:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you both for your answers. I'm giving the points to Inge as I found the dictionary reference very helpful. In the end I wrote "orders were being made more cautiously."

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Greenwood
1 day 1 hr
  -> Thank you, Barbara!
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