Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
den Blick schärfen
English translation:
keep your eyes peeled
Added to glossary by
Nicole Schnell
Nov 8, 2005 11:18
18 yrs ago
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German term
United States
Medical and Legal Translation Services
Native in: English 
Works in: German to English, English
den Blick schärfen
German to English
Marketing
Marketing
Customer service (Sales)
Lückenfinder-
Damit die Kasse stimmt: Experten schärfen den Blick der Verkäufer
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Damit die Kasse stimmt: Experten schärfen den Blick der Verkäufer
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19 mins
Nicole Schnell
United States
United States
Native in German
Specializes in field
United States
Award winning Advertising/Marketing
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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116
Selected
(experts are helping sales people to) keep their eyes peeled
This expression is actually used...
Peer comment(s):
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Stephen Roche
: Without further context this would seem to be about preventing shop theft or employe carelessness, hence peeled eyes fits
52 mins
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Thanks, Stephen!
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Francis Lee (X)
: wenn der Zusammenhang stimmt, wäre das schon eine mögliche Lösung
1 hr
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Danke, Francis!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all for such great suggestions. It's such a shame that I can only give out the points once and so terribly sorry that I couldn't provide more context."
+6
6 mins
Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
Native in English
Specializes in field
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
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94
to increase awareness
can you give us a hint what the Lückenfinder is?
Peer comment(s):
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Steffen Walter
: as good as it gets under the circumstances (one more for good measure: to *raise* awareness)
8 mins
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Where has all the context gone? Long time passing... (Gruß)
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Francis Lee (X)
: or "enhance"
12 mins
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Languageman
: Or "sharpen the awareness".
14 mins
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Maciej Andrzejczak
21 mins
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Frosty
57 mins
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Brie Vernier
58 mins
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Stephen Roche
: It seems they're warning the checkout people to be more careful (damit die Kasse stimmt). Awareness is something else
1 hr
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w/o context... (same ol' story) - Your interpretation can't be ruled out either.
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35 mins
BirgitBerlin
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Works in field
Germany
Travel & Tourism, Marketing, Technical
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
to train the eye
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Peer comment(s):
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Francis Lee (X)
: auch möglich ;-)
2 hrs
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10 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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92
loophole hunters/experts
for Lückenfinder??
1 day 29 mins
keeping a sharp eye
"In a complete reversal of the spendthrift advertising policies of the early days of e-retailing, more online merchants are keeping a sharp eye on marketing expenditures – even when they’re already posting profits instead of mounting losses" [http://www.nicheretail.com/news.htm]
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