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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

das Richtige finden

English translation:

you get just the thing / you get (find) just what you're looking for

Added to glossary by Klaus Urban
May 8, 2007 19:47
17 yrs ago
German term

das Richtige finden

German to English Bus/Financial Marketing Advertising
Es geht immer noch um die Anzeige, die in einer englischsprachigen Zeitschrift erscheinen soll (siehe meine Frage "vergünstigt").

"Bei ABC ***finden Sie das Richtige***"

ABC ist das Unternehmen, das die Anzeige platziert.

Nach LEO habe ich bisher:
"At ABC you hit the spot".

Ich kannte diesen Ausdruck bisher nicht und bin mir deshalb unsicher.

Wer kann helfen?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 you get just the thing / you get (find) just what you're looking for
3 +1 At ABC you find what you are looking for
3 +1 With ABC you can't go wrong
4 to be right on target
3 choose the correct answer
3 (Search anywhere/where you want, at ABC you will) find

Discussion

Klaus Urban (asker) May 9, 2007:
Francis you are fully right. Sorry for not providing the full information. I just was under extreme time pressure.
Francis Lee (X) May 9, 2007:
In fact, why not just include the relevant explanation/context with every question? If you're seeking help, surely you understand if colleagues can't be bothered clicking here, there and everywhere? ;-)
Francis Lee (X) May 9, 2007:
Just for next time, Klaus: out of courtesy and common sense, do you think you could include the link of your previous question (as opposed to writing 'siehe meine Frage "vergünstigt" ')?
Bernhard Sulzer May 8, 2007:
"you" hit the spot does not work. "ABC hits the spot" yes, but as Jim hinted, I'd be thinking of food or a cool beer after a long day at work.

Proposed translations

+1
8 mins
Selected

you get just the thing / you get (find) just what you're looking for

other possibilities:

"hit the spot" is generally used of food that is just perfect for one's appetite at the time, but you could conceivably use it in this context, albeit fancifully

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-05-08 19:57:21 GMT)
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"just the thing" is slightly idiomatic. It means "precisely the right thing for one's needs"
Note from asker:
Thank you, Jim!
Peer comment(s):
agree Lori Dendy-Molz
1 min
thx Lori
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Ich habe mich hierfür entschieden. Vielen Dank an alle. Hatte nicht gedacht, dass ich ein solches Feuerwerk auslöden würde."
3 mins

choose the correct answer

If this is a quiz or survey, it is asking you to choose an option or answer.
Note from asker:
Thank you, Jeanette!
Peer comment(s):
neutral Jim Tucker (X) : not a quiz
1 min
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+1
7 mins

At ABC you find what you are looking for

Ich habe keine Zeit die andere Frage zu suchen - kann also nur hoffen, das dies in den mir unbekannten Kontext passen könnte.
Oder:
We have the right .... (thing?) for everyone
Vielleicht könnte man hier ja das Produkt/die Warengruppe einsetzen, um die es geht.
Note from asker:
Danke, Brigitte!
Peer comment(s):
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X) : that's it, the other question was "vergünstigt" , remember, "discount", Aldi etc/..
22 mins
Oh! Thank you, Ingeborg. I was so focused upon shavers, epilators, waxing and bikini lines that I didn't see this connection. Great news re. August, congratulations! I don't have children but I am sure this must be a very big event!
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+1
49 mins

With ABC you can't go wrong

another way
Note from asker:
Thank you!
Peer comment(s):
agree Claire Cox : Although I haven't any problem with "hits the spot" either - depending what you're advertising of course
1 hr
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5 hrs

(Search anywhere/where you want, at ABC you will) find

find/discover = fündig werden
In dieser Richtung vielleicht?

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-05-09 01:42:49 GMT)
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"You will hit the mark/the bull's eye" erscheint mir auch nicht ganz deplatziert.
Note from asker:
Danke, Gert!
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10 hrs

to be right on target

With ABC you're right on target
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