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Raising the bar

German translation: Die (Mess)latte höher anlegen

06:53 Oct 17, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / sayings
English term or phrase: Raising the bar
"Raising the bar" - does this mean to set (your) goals higher?
I'm not sure if I understand correctly, and if I do, I still cannot come up with a German saying that means the same. "Springen - wie hoch?" is one idea I've had - what do you think? Any ideas? Many thanks in advance!

Reagrds,
Christina
ChristinaT
Local time: 13:09
German translation:Die (Mess)latte höher anlegen
Explanation:
Komparativ muss m.E. sein.
Selected response from:

Rolf Klischewski, M.A.
Local time: 13:09
Grading comment
Many thanks for all the opinions!

Regards,

Christina
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +10Die (Mess)latte höher anlegen
Rolf Klischewski, M.A.
4 +2Die Erwartungen höher stecken
Kathi Stock
4(die) Meßlatte hochanlegen
Geneviève von Levetzow
4die Anforderungen erhöhen
Martin Hesse
4höhere Standards verlangen, höhere Ansprüche stellen
Johanna Timm, PhD


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Die Erwartungen höher stecken


Explanation:
oder die Erwartungen nach oben schrauben.

HTH

Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 06:09
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 930

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helga
6 hrs
agree  Pro Lingua
2 days 12 hrs
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(die) Meßlatte hochanlegen


Explanation:
-

Geneviève von Levetzow
Local time: 13:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 745
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +10
Die (Mess)latte höher anlegen


Explanation:
Komparativ muss m.E. sein.

Rolf Klischewski, M.A.
Local time: 13:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 202
Grading comment
Many thanks for all the opinions!

Regards,

Christina

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Annette Scheler
44 mins
agree  wrtransco
53 mins
agree  Steffen Walter: die Hürde höher legen
1 hr
agree  Martin Schmurr: Latte
2 hrs
agree  OlafK
3 hrs
agree  Eva Blanar
5 hrs
agree  Nancy Arrowsmith: raising the bar comes from sport
10 hrs
agree  patpending
10 hrs
agree  Ulrich Garn: "Die Latte höher legen" - das ist für mich eindeutig der Standardausdruck, ohne "Mess" und ohne "an"
15 hrs
agree  Pro Lingua
2 days 12 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
die Anforderungen erhöhen


Explanation:
z. B. durch NC, Zulassungsbeschränkungen, usw.

Martin Hesse
Local time: 13:09
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 539
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
höhere Standards verlangen, höhere Ansprüche stellen


Explanation:
wären noch zwei Vorschläge!

Johanna Timm, PhD
Canada
Local time: 04:09
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 5020
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