min. best. - minimal bestoßen

English translation: slightly dented

18:06 Jul 18, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
German term or phrase: min. best. - minimal bestoßen
From an auction catalog, description of a silver statue:
Ein Ohr min. best.

Thanks for any suggestions!
Kathy Saranpa
Finland
Local time: 15:23
English translation:slightly dented
Explanation:
This might be a bit more natural-sounding in English.

"Never Opened, C7.5, Box very slightly dented w/ possible moisture damage on bottom..."
http://www.aumannauctions.com/auction_pages/auc_page.php?pid...

"Satellite Dish 1 metre - slightly dented for sale - TradeMe.co.nz ..."
"New but slightly dented actually difficult to detect - so slight it will not affect reception..."
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=141959301

"Fontaine Auctions: Current Catalog"
"French bronzed spelter statue of a woman. Condition: Good, some finish wear to ... Slightly dented at base, small dent on bottom leaf, finish is uneven..."
http://www.fontainesauction.net/cgi/viewchap.php?sale=71117&...

"19TH CENTURY SPELTER FIGURE OF DON JUAN on eBay..."
"He is standing on a base which is slightly dented where his feet are fixed..."
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/19TH-CENTURY-SPELTER-FIGURE-OF-DON-JUA...
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Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 13:23
Grading comment
Thanks Scott! This sounds best in English.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2minimally bumped
Karin Herding
3slightly dented
Donald Scott Alexander


Discussion entries: 2





  

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min. best.
minimally bumped


Explanation:
"min. best." stands for "minimal bestoßen". Maybe there is a better Englisch translation for it...


    Reference: http://www.vogt-auctions.com/a_bedingungen.html
Karin Herding
Germany
Local time: 14:23
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks for your help, Karin!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicholas Krivenko: You beat me by mere seconds! There are two very common abbreviations in auctions: min. besch. = minimal beschädigt and min. best. = minimal bestoßen = minimally bumped. As far as I am aware, there is no other term, at least not as common as "bumped".
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  -> Thanks for agreeing and for the additional information. I did some more research, too, and it seems to be the prevalent term - even though it sounds "gewöhnungsbedürftig" in English as well as in German.

agree  Donald Scott Alexander: I posted "slightly dented" but now I see that "minimally bumped" is also an auction term in English! Most references I found for "minimally bumped" refer to paper products, while some statues were "slightly dented". You can decide which is better here.
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min. best.
slightly dented


Explanation:
This might be a bit more natural-sounding in English.

"Never Opened, C7.5, Box very slightly dented w/ possible moisture damage on bottom..."
http://www.aumannauctions.com/auction_pages/auc_page.php?pid...

"Satellite Dish 1 metre - slightly dented for sale - TradeMe.co.nz ..."
"New but slightly dented actually difficult to detect - so slight it will not affect reception..."
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=141959301

"Fontaine Auctions: Current Catalog"
"French bronzed spelter statue of a woman. Condition: Good, some finish wear to ... Slightly dented at base, small dent on bottom leaf, finish is uneven..."
http://www.fontainesauction.net/cgi/viewchap.php?sale=71117&...

"19TH CENTURY SPELTER FIGURE OF DON JUAN on eBay..."
"He is standing on a base which is slightly dented where his feet are fixed..."
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/19TH-CENTURY-SPELTER-FIGURE-OF-DON-JUA...

Donald Scott Alexander
Local time: 13:23
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks Scott! This sounds best in English.
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