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246 months ago

andrea (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

German > English

Subject:

Technical / Engineering

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

zugschlagsfähigste

Context:

zugschlagsfähigste Angebot abz

Keywords:

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246 months ago

German Translations & Interpreting  See profile wrote:

submitting the most competitive bid

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246 months ago

German Translations & Interpreting  See profile wrote:

to submit the most acceptable offer

My comment:

"Zuschlag" in this context means "award of contract"

My references:

Ref. EuroDicAutom online dictionary - 1st and 2nd entries under "Zuschlag"

246 months ago

German Translations & Interpreting  See profile wrote:

(the offer) packing the most punch

246 months ago

German Translations & Interpreting  See profile wrote:

(the offer) packing the most punch

246 months ago

Charles Warcup  See profile wrote:

best suited to the requirements stipulated in the tender notice

My comment:

The translation suggested goes rather 'over the top', including every nuance contained in 'zuschlagfähigstes Angebot abgeben'. Depending on the context you could probably use a simpler translation, e.g. 'most acceptable (offer)' etc.

246 months ago

www.buero-garisch.de  See profile wrote:

best possible offer

My comment:

in Beamten-Deutsch