vechten is hechten
English translation: low prices create loyalty
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|  Selected response from: Chris Hopley Netherlands Local time: 18:10 | ||||
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| 4 +7 | low prices create loyalty |
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| 3 | fighting is uniting |
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fighting is uniting Explanation: or words to that effect |
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peer agreement (net): +7low prices create loyalty Explanation: 'Vechten' here refers to competing on price. E.g. what we would call a budget store/airline/telco/etc. in English is known as a 'prijsvechter' in Dutch. 'Hechten' refers to bonding. The construction is typical of the shorthand style of signs and notices often found in Dutch shops, e.g. "3 halen = 2 betalen", "aanraken = kopen", "op = op", etc. [the equals sign is pronounced as though it was the word 'is']. So to make a full sentence out of it, I'd say something like: 'the way to keep customers loyal is to keep prices low', or something along those lines. Whatever fits best in your text. -> "De versproducten van prijsvechters Aldi en Lidl bevatten veel resten bestrijdingsmiddelen." http://www.weetwatjeeet.nl/persbericht22jan2004.html -> "Prijsvechters vliegen vaak vanaf kleinere vliegvelden. De kosten zijn daar laag en vaak kunt u gratis parkeren. Hieronder vindt u een overzicht van de vliegvelden in en rond Nederland met low-cost airlines die daar vertrekken." http://www.rugzaktrips.nl/prijsvechters.htm |
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