kaufkräftige Mittelklasse

English translation: to leap into the buying power of the middle class

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German term or phrase:den Sprung in die kaufkräftige Mittelklasse schaffen
English translation:to leap into the buying power of the middle class
Entered by: Natalie Wilcock (X)

19:32 Nov 18, 2004
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
German term or phrase: kaufkräftige Mittelklasse
Obwohl noch viele Inder bitter arm sind, schaffen jedes Jahr Millionen Menschen den Sprung in die kaufkräftige Mittelklasse...
Natalie Wilcock (X)
Local time: 15:04
...leap into the buying power of the middle class
Explanation:
if you want to keep the elements of the original
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Anthony Chalkley (X)
Local time: 15:04
Grading comment
Thank you. Regards, Natalie
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2...leap into the buying power of the middle class
Anthony Chalkley (X)
3 +3wealthy middle class
Olaf Reibedanz
4 +1affluent middle classes
Frosty
4well funded middle class
Tanya Sav
3moneyed middle class?
Hilary Davies Shelby
1middle class purchasing power
Jonathan MacKerron


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kaufkraeftige Mittelklasse
moneyed middle class?


Explanation:
or "more moneyed middle class"


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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-18 19:37:39 GMT)
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or \"achieve middle-class purchasing power\"?

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-11-18 19:38:11 GMT)
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\"achieve the purchasing power of the middle classes\"?

Hilary Davies Shelby
United States
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: English
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
...leap into the buying power of the middle class


Explanation:
if you want to keep the elements of the original

Anthony Chalkley (X)
Local time: 15:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 2
Grading comment
Thank you. Regards, Natalie

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway: ;-)
37 mins
  -> ta

neutral  Olaf Reibedanz: Is the the *buying power* something you can leap into? Sounds a bit strange IMHO.
1 hr
  -> figuratively is how I was thinking

agree  Fantutti (X): nice!
2 hrs
  -> Thanks
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
wealthy middle class


Explanation:
:-)

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Note added at 13 mins (2004-11-18 19:45:46 GMT)
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Although many Indians continue to live in extreme poverty, others manage to break into the wealthy middle classes every year.

Perhaps also: move up into, ascend into

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Note added at 15 mins (2004-11-18 19:47:23 GMT)
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It might be better to use the plural form here: the wealthy middle class*es*

Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 09:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 10

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Norbert Hermann
3 mins

agree  GermanTransl
1 hr

agree  Stendhal
2 hrs

neutral  writeaway: wealthy does not really catch the meaning of "kaufkräftige"/I understand why you used it but it's sort of circumventing and (over)simplifyinging the actual German expression.Too general, too weak imho
4 hrs
  -> My reasoning was that if you don't have money you can't consume... So people with buying power are wealthy by definition.

neutral  Claire Cox: I agree with writeaway - I think wealthy conveys the idea of having more money than "kaufkräftig"
14 hrs
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
affluent middle classes


Explanation:
The phrase I would use!

Frosty
Local time: 15:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox: I like affluent, but I wonder if you could actually say "more affluent" to convey the notion of "kaufkräftig", i.e. more spending power but not necessarily rich!
14 hrs
  -> Thankyou, Claire - I think affluent implies having disposable income available, not necessarily having wealth. The bare necessities of life are taken care of, funds are now available for buying-sprees - one has become `kaufkräftig´.
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
well funded middle class


Explanation:
Middle class, that has money to buy more and more stuff.

Tanya Sav
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
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middle class purchasing power


Explanation:
might fit

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 28
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