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gewachsen

English translation: evolved/historically evolved

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German term or phrase:gewachsen
English translation:evolved/historically evolved
Entered by: silfilla

01:00 May 7, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
German term or phrase: gewachsen
Dieser Prozess der objektiven Überprüfung unserer GEWACHSENEN Vertriebs- und Servicestrukturen ist noch nicht abgeschlossen.

Do they mean "the sales and service organizations THAT WE HAVE DEVELOPED"
OR
"our MATURE sales and service ..." ??
OR
something else altogether?

Thanks for any suggestions!
David Wallace
United States
Local time: 23:39
evolved / organic
Explanation:
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Note added at 6 mins (2005-05-07 01:06:06 GMT)
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... review of our organic sales and services structures has not yet been concluded

... review of our sales and service structures as they have evolved ...

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Note added at 9 mins (2005-05-07 01:09:15 GMT)
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*long-standing* is another possibility (not my favorite, though :-))
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silfilla
Local time: 23:39
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6evolved / organic
silfilla
4mature
Marcus Malabad
2 +1increased/expanded
Anne-Carine Zimmer
4 -1in development
Sladjana Spaic
3 -1emerging
Christine Lam


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
increased/expanded


Explanation:
this would be another option for what it could mean (not to make your life more complicated ;-)

Anne-Carine Zimmer
United States

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonathan MacKerron: "expanding" perhaps better?
6 hrs
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
emerging


Explanation:
another option

Christine Lam
Local time: 23:39
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: that would be wachsend o.ä.
15 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
evolved / organic


Explanation:
-

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 6 mins (2005-05-07 01:06:06 GMT)
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... review of our organic sales and services structures has not yet been concluded

... review of our sales and service structures as they have evolved ...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 9 mins (2005-05-07 01:09:15 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

*long-standing* is another possibility (not my favorite, though :-))

silfilla
Local time: 23:39
Works in field
PRO pts in category: 35
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hendarto Setiadi: evolved, in the sense that the structures have become larger and/or more complex
13 mins
  -> yes, thanks
agree  Terry Gilman: in the context of a critical review, also "historically evolved" (as opposed to systematically designed and developed structures); it is often a way of saying the unit in question is an unpruned/unweeded/untended garden; you can also leave it out
1 hr
  -> yes, *historically evolved*; thanks! :-)
agree  Darin Fitzpatrick
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  mustafaer: -
6 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Oliver Annacker: evolved
8 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Textklick: Spot on IMO. Evolved, that is - organic is one of those words that is spreading from potatoes through to networks.
15 hrs
  -> :-)
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
mature


Explanation:
you can use 'mature' to refer to sales/services structures


    Reference: http://ace.acadiau.ca/SENATE/AGENDA/AGENDA2001-2002/14Jan02....
    Reference: http://bloghdi.typepad.com/itim2004/mature_service_managemen...
Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 8
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
in development


Explanation:
Objective review/audit procedure of our sales and services structures in development has not yet been concluded.


Mz understanding is that the sales and services structures are still in course of development and after conlusion of the reviwe/audit conclusion they will be fully developed.


Sladjana Spaic
Montenegro
Local time: 05:39
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Cilian O'Tuama: gewachsen, not wachsend
11 hrs
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