einmaliges Übervorteilen der anderen Partei
English translation: Taking advantage of the customer on a one-off basis
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| 4 +1 | Taking advantage of the customer on a one-off basis |
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| 5 | overcharging |
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| 3 | non-recurrent cheating of the other party |
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| einmaliges Übervorteilen der anderen Partei non-recurrent cheating of the other party Explanation: 'Übervorteilen' is 'cheat' (straight from Oxford/Duden, and perfectly good in this context), and 'einmaliges' simply means it happens only once (literally), in this case becase the other party (the buyer) is not likely to buy a house again from the same builder for the simple reason that (in Europe at least) people buy houses much less often than cars (to use the example from the text). You could probably use a bit less stilted language if you reword the sentence. |
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peer agreement (net): +1| einmaliges Übervorteilen der anderen Partei Taking advantage of the customer on a one-off basis Explanation: ‘die andere Partei' could mean the buyer or the vendor but in this context clearly refers to the buyer Also, in different registers: ‘Opportunistically ripping the customer off’ ‘You’ll never see them again so take them for every penny they’ve got’ -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs 25 mins (2005-10-09 23:01:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- In diesem Fall bringt das einmalige Übervorteilen der anderen Partei unter Umständen mehr Gewinn als der faire Umgang. > Where customers are making a one-off purchase, taking advantage of them may be more profitable than giving them a fair deal. |
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overcharging Explanation: Overcharging the customer on a one time purchase may be more profitable than a fair treatment. Just another suggestion on how to phrase it. HTH |
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