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das Vertrauen von jmd. aufbauen

English translation: to establish and maintain somebody's trust

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German term or phrase:das Vertrauen von jmd. aufbauen
English translation:to establish and maintain somebody's trust
Entered by: martina1974

06:29 Aug 11, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: das Vertrauen von jmd. aufbauen
- Umgang mit Medien – die Grundprinzipien: besonders herauszustreichen ist meines Erachtens, das Vertrauen der Journalisten kontinuierlich aufzubauen;
martina1974
Austria
Local time: 22:10
to establish and maintain somebody's trust
Explanation:
the maintain refers to the kontinuierlich, hth
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 22:10
Grading comment
thanks a lot!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7to establish and maintain somebody's trust
Stephen Sadie
5 +1to build up a relationship of trust (with ...)
kartause777


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
to establish and maintain somebody's trust


Explanation:
the maintain refers to the kontinuierlich, hth

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 22:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
thanks a lot!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  erika rubinstein
21 mins
  -> thanks erika
agree  Jon Fedler
1 hr
  -> thankjs jonathan
agree  Helen Shiner: or to build up and maintain
2 hrs
  -> thanks helen
agree  Jo Bennett: Build up is of course more literal, but establish flows better in English.
2 hrs
  -> thanks jo
agree  babli: agree
2 hrs
  -> thanks babli
agree  Lirka
3 hrs
  -> thanks lirka
agree  Lori Dendy-Molz
5 hrs
  -> thanks lori
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to build up a relationship of trust (with ...)


Explanation:
"to establish somebody's trust" is awkward idiom and the original does not speak of "maintaining" ... not to be negative!

kartause777
Local time: 22:10
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronika McLaren: or:a relationship based on trust
4 hrs
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