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durchtauschen

English translation: swap/exchange among one another/each other

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German term or phrase:durchtauschen
English translation:swap/exchange among one another/each other
Entered by: Gavin O'Leary

19:19 Sep 2, 2017
German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Automotive / Cars & Trucks
German term or phrase: durchtauschen
Hi guys,

Wondering whether you could help me with the verb "durchtauschen". It appears in the following sentence of a project I'm currently translating (Porsche 911R):

"Dort tauschen dann die hochrangigen Führungspersonen die Cayennes, Macans, Boxters, Panameras unter sich der Reihe nach durch."

And here is the previous sentence for more context:

"Für diese sogenannten E-Kreise bringen alle Hauptabteilungsleiter ihre in der Entwicklung befindlichen Prototypen mit."

Thanks,

Gavin
Gavin O'Leary
Ireland
Local time: 18:38
swap/exchange among one another/each other
Explanation:
From the little bit of information you are supplying, it sounds to me that automobile prototypes are being passed around among the top management possibly for evaluation and feedback purposes?
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Mack Tillman
Germany
Local time: 19:38
Grading comment
Thanks guys
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4swap/exchange among one another/each other
Mack Tillman
3 +2take it in turns ... on a rota basis
Lancashireman
3circulate among themselves
Michael Martin, MA


Discussion entries: 1





  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
swap/exchange among one another/each other


Explanation:
From the little bit of information you are supplying, it sounds to me that automobile prototypes are being passed around among the top management possibly for evaluation and feedback purposes?

Mack Tillman
Germany
Local time: 19:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks guys

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Stephen: I like 'swap' and I would just end it there without all the superfluous verbosity about 'unter sich der Reihe nach'
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Richard!
agree  Alexander Schleber (X)
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Alexander!
agree  Mair A-W (PhD): "passed around", as you say in your explanation.
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, Mair A-W!
agree  writeaway
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, writeaway!
neutral  Michael Martin, MA: Passing around is correct. But that's not the same as swapping or exchanging. German austauschen is not as narrow and transactional as swapping and exchanging.
14 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
circulate among themselves


Explanation:
"There, senior personnel will circulate among themselves, one by one, the Cayennes, Macans, Boxters and Panameras."

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Note added at 17 hrs (2017-09-03 12:20:38 GMT)
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The use of "durch" (compare with "durchreichen") rather than "aus" makes the term even more centered on the flow of activities rather than the transactional nature of swap and exchange.

Michael Martin, MA
United States
Local time: 13:38
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 56
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1 day 6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
take it in turns ... on a rota basis


Explanation:
Senior managers will take in turns to test out each of the models - Cayennes, Macans, Boxters, Panameras - on a rota basis.

I share Michaels' misgivings about swap, which implies permission being sought and given in a series of spontaneous and haphazard agreements. I don't see 'circulate among themselves,' as an answer, however, unless they are driving round a test track.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/rota


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Note added at 1 day23 hrs (2017-09-04 19:14:14 GMT)
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This next version is perhaps not the right register:
Here, the Cayennes, Macans, Boxters and Panameras will do the rounds among the senior managers.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 395

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Björn Vrooman: Thought of "rotate" when seeing this (before you posted). "We rotate cars among deputies..." http://www.eagletimes.com/news/2016-01-05/Front_Page/Sheriff... // Maybe swapping spots would have ensured wider circulation.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks. There was obviously less to this than met the eye.
agree  Herbmione Granger: 2x Agree: This is a good way of expressing what was described to me. // The description was "it's a permutation!" https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/permuta...
14 hrs
  -> Thanks. There was obviously less to this than met the eye.
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