Jan 20, 2004 15:20
20 yrs ago
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German term
CMJ_Trans (X)
Ideenwettbewerb
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
The opening round of tender negotiations for a big contract. Firms are clearly competing with each other to propose projects. The client will then pick and choose among the ideas to finalise his invitation to tender.
There MUST be an English expression for this but my mind has gone blank
There MUST be an English expression for this but my mind has gone blank
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | competition of ideas |
Steffen Walter
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| 5 | Concept Competition |
Sven Petersson
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| 4 | submission of concepts |
Renate FitzRoy
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| 4 | competition FOR ideas |
Juri Istjagin. Ph.D.
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| 3 +1 | idea competition |
Rebecca Holmes
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Change log
Nov 21, 2007 14:24: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Architecture"
Proposed translations
+2
7 mins
Steffen Walter
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Specializes in field
Germany
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Native in: German (Variant: Germany) 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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210
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competition of ideas
go with the literal, for a start (there might be other ways to put it, though, such as "outline proposal competition")
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "or ideas contest"
6 mins
submission of concepts
seems closest to your description. There is, of course, also "contest of ideas", but I think it is less suitable for a more formal situation
17 mins
Juri Istjagin. Ph.D.
Native in German
Works in field
Ich spreche Ihre Sprache.
Native in: German 
, Russian
Works in: German to Russian, Russian to German, Spanish to Russian
competition FOR ideas
also man sucht ideen, deswegen for ideas
INTERNATIONALER IDEENWETTBEWERB 2000, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR IDEAS
2000. Future Vision Housing präsentiert sich als internationaler ...
www.ati.ufg.ac.at/fvh/FVH.htm
INTERNATIONALER IDEENWETTBEWERB 2000, INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION FOR IDEAS
2000. Future Vision Housing präsentiert sich als internationaler ...
www.ati.ufg.ac.at/fvh/FVH.htm
23 mins
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
Medical Translator
Native in: Swedish , English
Works in: English to Swedish, Danish to Swedish, German to Swedish, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
Concept Competition
some 1300 Google hits.
+1
24 mins
idea competition
A direct translation, but is what I would have said nonetheless.
idea competition gets 1,630 Google hits
and
idea contest 1,800 Google hits
idea competition gets 1,630 Google hits
and
idea contest 1,800 Google hits
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
John Jory
: And 'ideas competition' (one hopes for more than one) gets 6.340 from sites such as MIT
1 hr
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