Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Slovak term or phrase:
náš zákazník - náš pán
English translation:
The customer is always right
Added to glossary by
lingua chick
Jun 5, 2006 07:19
18 yrs ago
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Slovak term
Since 1992
Native in: Slovak 
Works in: English to Slovak, Slovak to English, Czech to English, and 9 more.
náš zákazník - náš pán
Slovak to English
Other
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Ako by ste výstižne a stručne preložili toto heslo do angličtiny?
Vopred ďakujem za nápady.
Vopred ďakujem za nápady.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | The customer is always right" |
lingua chick
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| 5 +1 | The customer is king. |
Anton Baer
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| 4 +1 | Our customer comes first / Our customers come first |
Uncle
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Proposed translations
+4
3 hrs
lingua chick
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
PERFECTION AS STANDARD
Native in: English
Works in: Czech to English, English to Czech, Slovak to English
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The customer is always right"
Here in the UK, we use the well known slogan "The customer is always right" - first penned by H. Gordon Selfridge, the founder of Selfridges.
Please see the links below
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"The customer is always right" - 423,000 Google hits
"The customer is king"
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-06-05 12:29:51 GMT)
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"The customer is king" - 115,000
Please see the links below
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-06-05 12:29:12 GMT)
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"The customer is always right" - 423,000 Google hits
"The customer is king"
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Note added at 5 hrs (2006-06-05 12:29:51 GMT)
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"The customer is king" - 115,000
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Ďakujem, asi to tak bude, keď to hovorí toľko ľudí :-))"
+1
5 mins
Our customer comes first / Our customers come first
Voľný preklad.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Martin Janda
: 'Our customers...' option has much more Google hits than 'customer', but the king phrase has got even more.
22 mins
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| agree |
Andrea Demovič
1 hr
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+1
22 mins
Anton Baer
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Technology, natural sciences, AGBs
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, Slovak to English, Czech to English, and 3 more.
The customer is king.
A very old maxim and not one that has shown much change over the years, as far as I know. That is, there aren't many variations. 'The customer is always right' is another, but less concise.
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