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German to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Marketing / Market Research | |||||||
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"would-be" discourse Explanation: maybe....or "would-be" talking, or how about "talking "would" do the trick..... |
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speaking suggestively Explanation: Maybe that has enough of a double entendre for your text. Personally, I have a nearly pathological aversion to this sort of 'cute' language. |
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lead with a best-case scenario Explanation: What it boils down to. This is OK in a business setting, so you could definitely use it if you don't get anything more creative. |
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würde voll reden use "what if" scenarios Explanation: That's how I understand this. |
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to use subjunctive constructions Explanation: In the context |
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würde voll reden talking assumptions Explanation: Maybe a bit colloquial, but I think this is a nice alternative... examples: Talking Assumptions and Predictions. Monday, 04 September 2006. By Randy Chambers. When you were a young child growing up did you ever get so disgusted at ... www.theyareatthepost.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_p... Honestly, if you don't know his record than we are only talking assumptions. ... www.tfproject.org/tfp/archive/index.php/t-73956.html So we're talking assumptions. Here's an example of one planned change. In SE we assume that travel must be done only between Warp Points. ... blog.quantum-star.com/index.php?/archives/81-Quantum-Star-SE-3.1.0.html |
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würde voll reden "assuming" potentialities Explanation: my 2 cents |
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