das Richtige finden

English translation: you get just the thing / you get (find) just what you're looking for

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German term or phrase:das Richtige finden
English translation:you get just the thing / you get (find) just what you're looking for
Entered by: Klaus Urban

19:47 May 8, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research / Advertising
German term or phrase: das Richtige finden
Es geht immer noch um die Anzeige, die in einer englischsprachigen Zeitschrift erscheinen soll (siehe meine Frage "vergünstigt").

"Bei ABC ***finden Sie das Richtige***"

ABC ist das Unternehmen, das die Anzeige platziert.

Nach LEO habe ich bisher:
"At ABC you hit the spot".

Ich kannte diesen Ausdruck bisher nicht und bin mir deshalb unsicher.

Wer kann helfen?
Klaus Urban
Local time: 05:43
you get just the thing / you get (find) just what you're looking for
Explanation:
other possibilities:

"hit the spot" is generally used of food that is just perfect for one's appetite at the time, but you could conceivably use it in this context, albeit fancifully

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-05-08 19:57:21 GMT)
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"just the thing" is slightly idiomatic. It means "precisely the right thing for one's needs"
Selected response from:

Jim Tucker (X)
United States
Grading comment
Ich habe mich hierfür entschieden. Vielen Dank an alle. Hatte nicht gedacht, dass ich ein solches Feuerwerk auslöden würde.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1you get just the thing / you get (find) just what you're looking for
Jim Tucker (X)
3 +1At ABC you find what you are looking for
BrigitteHilgner
3 +1With ABC you can't go wrong
CMJ_Trans (X)
4to be right on target
casper (X)
3choose the correct answer
Jeanette Phillips
3(Search anywhere/where you want, at ABC you will) find
Gert Sass (M.A.)


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
choose the correct answer


Explanation:
If this is a quiz or survey, it is asking you to choose an option or answer.

Jeanette Phillips
Local time: 05:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Jeanette!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Jim Tucker (X): not a quiz
1 min
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
At ABC you find what you are looking for


Explanation:
Ich habe keine Zeit die andere Frage zu suchen - kann also nur hoffen, das dies in den mir unbekannten Kontext passen könnte.
Oder:
We have the right .... (thing?) for everyone
Vielleicht könnte man hier ja das Produkt/die Warengruppe einsetzen, um die es geht.

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 05:43
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 106
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Brigitte!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ingeborg Gowans (X): that's it, the other question was "vergünstigt" , remember, "discount", Aldi etc/..
22 mins
  -> Oh! Thank you, Ingeborg. I was so focused upon shavers, epilators, waxing and bikini lines that I didn't see this connection. Great news re. August, congratulations! I don't have children but I am sure this must be a very big event!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
you get just the thing / you get (find) just what you're looking for


Explanation:
other possibilities:

"hit the spot" is generally used of food that is just perfect for one's appetite at the time, but you could conceivably use it in this context, albeit fancifully

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-05-08 19:57:21 GMT)
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"just the thing" is slightly idiomatic. It means "precisely the right thing for one's needs"

Jim Tucker (X)
United States
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Ich habe mich hierfür entschieden. Vielen Dank an alle. Hatte nicht gedacht, dass ich ein solches Feuerwerk auslöden würde.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Jim!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lori Dendy-Molz
1 min
  -> thx Lori
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
With ABC you can't go wrong


Explanation:
another way

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 05:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 80
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Cox: Although I haven't any problem with "hits the spot" either - depending what you're advertising of course
1 hr
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(Search anywhere/where you want, at ABC you will) find


Explanation:
find/discover = fündig werden
In dieser Richtung vielleicht?

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-05-09 01:42:49 GMT)
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"You will hit the mark/the bull's eye" erscheint mir auch nicht ganz deplatziert.

Gert Sass (M.A.)
Germany
Local time: 05:43
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 23
Notes to answerer
Asker: Danke, Gert!

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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to be right on target


Explanation:
With ABC you're right on target

casper (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
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