auf der Strecke bleiben

English translation: fail/fall by the wayside/fall short

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German term or phrase:auf der Strecke bleiben
English translation:fail/fall by the wayside/fall short
Entered by: davidgreen

09:15 Feb 23, 2005
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Marketing / Market Research / idiom
German term or phrase: auf der Strecke bleiben
Der Kunde als Störfaktor: 20 Mal klingelt das Telefon, bevor der Kunde eine genervte Stimme hört. Wieso bleibt gerade hier die Kundenorientierung auf der Strecke?

The customer as source of irritation: The telephone rings 20 times before the customer hears an irritated voice. Why does the customer orientation bleiben auf der Strecke gerade here?
davidgreen
fail
Explanation:
Why does customer orientation fail in this instance?
Selected response from:

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 16:56
Grading comment
thanks again brigitte and the rest of you for making the expression abundantly clear
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4fail
BrigitteHilgner
4 +2to fall by the wayside
Beate Lutzebaeck
4neglected
Sigrid Pichler
4Whatever happened to customer orientation?
CMJ_Trans (X)
4what about that -
trautlady
2 +1falls short
Jonathan MacKerron
3is such a let-down here
Terence Ajbro


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to fall by the wayside


Explanation:
From the top of my head, just as an indication of meaning. There might be better ways of expressing this in a marketing text.

Beate Lutzebaeck
New Zealand
Local time: 02:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caroline Bentley: sounds good to me
15 mins

agree  Ian M-H (X)
26 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
neglected


Explanation:
or pay no attention

Sigrid Pichler
Italy
Local time: 16:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
fail


Explanation:
Why does customer orientation fail in this instance?

BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Local time: 16:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 106
Grading comment
thanks again brigitte and the rest of you for making the expression abundantly clear

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frosty: Nice one, Brigitte.
11 mins

agree  Armorel Young: although I think it's more "at this point" than "in this instance" - the latter implies that this is a one-off case, but I think the reference is more general than that
16 mins

agree  Ian M-H (X): with Armorel
24 mins

agree  Sonia Soros
41 mins
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
falls short


Explanation:
is what it sound like

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Note added at 5 mins (2005-02-23 09:21:11 GMT)
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Why does (our) customer orientation fail in this specific instance.

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Note added at 6 mins (2005-02-23 09:22:09 GMT)
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Why can\'t we provide our customers with the service that they deserve.

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 92

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  foehnerk (X)
4 hrs
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
is such a let-down here


Explanation:
another possibility

Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Local time: 16:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 13
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Whatever happened to customer orientation?


Explanation:
free translation

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 16:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
what about that -


Explanation:
Why is the customer orientation falling short at this point?

or

Whatever happend to good...

trautlady
United States
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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