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German德语: dynamische Freunde-Suchmaschine

English英语 translation: dynamic friend finder search engine



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German德语词条或短语:dynamische Freunde-Suchmaschine
English英语翻译:dynamic friend finder search engine
输入者:margarete
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German德语至English英语翻译 [专业]
Marketing - 互联网、电子商务 / Dating Site
German德语词条或短语: dynamische Freunde-Suchmaschine
I´m not making this up...

mit unserer **dynamischen Freunde-Suchmaschine** haben Sie 1000 neue Möglichkeiten auf spannende Kontakte in fast allen Bereichen des Lebens.

This is from a Friendster-like dating website

how odd does "dynamic friends search engine" sound to your ear? Any alternative suggestions?
margarete
美国
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margarete (asker): 11:33 Dec 16, 2004: The German sounds pretty weird to my ears too ;-)

"friend finder" sounds good, but I am wondering if they are trying to tout their great "matching technology" as mentioned elsewhere. I believe that´t where the "dynamic" comes from. Do you think that would still come across?

friend finder
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to my ear at least, "dynamic friend(s) search engine" is too long. How about 'dynamic friend finder' instead? On a website I don't think it requires further qualification.
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Cilian O'Tuama
德国
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Cilian beat Gabrielle by 6 minutes :-).

Actually I doubled up just in case, so thanks to everyone who helped!!!
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所提供的全部ENGLISH英语翻译如下:
4 +2friend finderCilian O'Tuama
4 +1dynamic friend search enginexxxCMJ_Trans
3dynamic/powerful/active friend finder
Gabrielle Lyons
3dynamic friends search engine
milinad


  

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4小时   信心度: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dynamic friends search engine


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your suggestion seems to be ok

milinad
印度
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7小时   信心度: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 同仁同意(净值): +1
dynamic friend search engine


说明:
one talks about "search engines" and I would put "friend" in the singular in such a phrase

xxxCMJ_Trans
法国
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同意 Hilary Davies
55分钟
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8小时   信心度: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 同仁同意(净值): +2
friend finder


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to my ear at least, "dynamic friend(s) search engine" is too long. How about 'dynamic friend finder' instead? On a website I don't think it requires further qualification.

Cilian O'Tuama
德国
母语: English英语
此类别中专业问题的积分: 12
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Cilian beat Gabrielle by 6 minutes :-).

Actually I doubled up just in case, so thanks to everyone who helped!!!

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同意 Ian M-H: dynamic friend finder sounds good here. [Fed up with your dull, lethargic acquaintances? Try Cilian's dynamic friend finder... ;-) ]
38分钟
  -> maybe they could introduce a dynamic lethargic friend finder too for those who don't want too much excitement

同意 Mario Marcolin
2小时
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8小时   信心度: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
dynamic/powerful/active friend finder


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"dynamic friends search engine" sounds pretty weird to me.
I don't think the exact meaning of "dynamic" is too important here, so I've suggested possible alternatives with hopefully the right positive buzz.
Similarly, "search engine" sounds a bit cold and geeky for a dating service. "Friend finder" seems to say the right thing in a less clunky and more positive way. Or you could make it "friend finding system" if you want it to sound more technical.
Over a million google hits for friend finder, eg:
Adult Friend Finder nationwide. Find ... them. Get a date tonight, get an adult friend to satisfy your every need. USA Adult Friend Finder. ...
adult-friend-finder-vip.isosex.com

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Note added at 11 hrs 37 mins (2004-12-16 12:13:04 GMT)
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suggestion re asker\'s note:
How about \"dynamic friend finder engine\" or \"friend finder dynamic matching technology\"?

Gabrielle Lyons
英国
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