Befragung

German translation: durchführen bzw. teilnehmen

13:39 Feb 24, 2009
German language (monolingual) [PRO]
Marketing - Marketing / Market Research
German term or phrase: Befragung
"Nimmt" man eine Befragung, oder "macht" man eine Befragung? Was macht man mit einer Befragung?
JenKruger
Selected answer:durchführen bzw. teilnehmen
Explanation:
You haven't clarified WHO!
If you are the person doing the asking, it's "eine Befragung durchführen",
if you are answering, it's "an einer Befragung teilnehmen"
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Jutta Wappel
Germany
Local time: 07:49
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +11durchführen bzw. teilnehmen
Jutta Wappel
4 +1poll / survey
swisstell
4 +1Befragung starten
Herbert Fipke
5opinion poll/man fuehrt eine Befragung durch
KARIN ISBELL


Discussion entries: 5





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +11
durchführen bzw. teilnehmen


Explanation:
You haven't clarified WHO!
If you are the person doing the asking, it's "eine Befragung durchführen",
if you are answering, it's "an einer Befragung teilnehmen"

Jutta Wappel
Germany
Local time: 07:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julia Wolter: ja, man kann eine Befragung auch aufnehmen :-) auf Audio
4 mins
  -> Danke Julia!

agree  Sabine Reichert
7 mins
  -> Danke Sabine!

agree  Jerzy Czopik: jau
11 mins
  -> Danke Jerzy!

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
24 mins
  -> Danke Harald!

agree  BrigitteHilgner: So wie ich den nachträglichen Kommentar (click here ...), verstehe, passt nur "teilnehmen".
24 mins
  -> Danke Brigitte!

agree  Kay Barbara: Mit Brigitte
28 mins
  -> Danke Kay!

agree  Annette Scheler
29 mins
  -> Danke Annette!

agree  Inge Meinzer
43 mins
  -> Danke Inge!

agree  Steffen Walter
1 hr
  -> Danke Steffen!

agree  Dr. Derk von Moock
4 hrs
  -> Danke!

agree  Lonnie Legg: mit Brigitte.
7 hrs
  -> Danke Lonnie!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
poll / survey


Explanation:
you take a poll, you undetake a survey ... for the purpose of ascertaining e.g. the opinion of consumers concerning a certain product etc.
Obviously, you then evaluate the result.



swisstell
Italy
Local time: 07:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  RegineMac
3 mins

neutral  Jerzy Czopik: fragt er aber net nach Englisch...
10 mins
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Befragung starten


Explanation:
...if you just want to name a button to click on.

just another alternative...

Herbert Fipke
Germany
Local time: 07:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sonja Stankowski
54 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
opinion poll/man fuehrt eine Befragung durch


Explanation:
nach meiner Erfahrung

KARIN ISBELL
United States
Local time: 23:49
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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