big ticket purchases

German translation: große / teure Anschaffungen

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English term or phrase:big ticket purchases
German translation:große / teure Anschaffungen
Entered by: Norbert Hermann

11:18 Nov 27, 2003
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Economics
English term or phrase: big ticket purchases
ein Verbrauchervertrauensindex entwickelt sich negativ: the decline of the index dealing with the opportunity to make big ticket purchases underlines the fragility of...
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teure Waren, Konsumgüter
Explanation:
im Gegensatz zu kleineren Kaeufen.

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Note added at 5 mins (2003-11-27 11:23:47 GMT)
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Einkauf von ....

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Note added at 6 mins (2003-11-27 11:24:13 GMT)
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eher: Kauf von
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Norbert Hermann
Local time: 08:23
Grading comment
vielen Dank noch!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4teure Waren, Konsumgüter
Norbert Hermann
5teuere Warenkäufe
David Moore (X)


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
teure Waren, Konsumgüter


Explanation:
im Gegensatz zu kleineren Kaeufen.

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Note added at 5 mins (2003-11-27 11:23:47 GMT)
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Einkauf von ....

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Note added at 6 mins (2003-11-27 11:24:13 GMT)
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eher: Kauf von

Norbert Hermann
Local time: 08:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
vielen Dank noch!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X): Anschaffungen?
6 mins
  -> danke - genau Anschaffungen

agree  Stefan Wollinger (X)
12 mins

agree  Steffen Walter: große/teure Anschaffungen
23 mins
  -> große Anschaffungen - danke Steffen

agree  avantix
11 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
teuere Warenkäufe


Explanation:
because "big ticket purchases" actually means "big-ticket purchases" and not "big ticket-purchases". Okay, so we all know that; but the point is that "big ticket" is a slang expression in English meaning that there is a big price on the ticket....

David Moore (X)
Local time: 09:23
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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