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English: absorb adversities

German translation: negative Einflüsse/Probleme überwinden







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English term or phrase:absorb adversities
German translation:negative Einflüsse/Probleme überwinden
Entered by:Dierk Widmann
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English term or phrase: absorb adversities
The 2003 result demonstrates that the company has absorbed the adversities that dominated the private equity industry in the past three years.
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Switzerland
negative Einflüsse überwinden
Explanation:
I believe it means nothing more than "to overcome adversities".

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Note added at 5 hrs 38 mins (2004-01-23 16:59:56 GMT)
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Natürlich dürfte es auch das Wort \"Probleme\" tun. ;)
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Dierk Widmann
United Kingdom
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4negative Einflüsse überwinden
Dierk Widmann
4 +2Rückschläge einstecken
Robert Schlarb
3...hat die Turbolenzen unbeschadet überstanden.
Aniello Scognamiglio


  


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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Rückschläge einstecken

Explanation:
d.s. die Rückschläge seit dem Dotcom-Debakel

Robert Schlarb
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 22

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Edward L. Crosby III: OK, aber besser wäre vielleicht "R. überstehen/überwinden", da die Firma in diesem Fall offenbar keine finanziellen Verletzungen davongetragen hat.
1 hr

agree ingo_h: die Rückschläge verkraftet, aber ideal erscheint es mir noch nicht.
4 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
negative Einflüsse überwinden

Explanation:
I believe it means nothing more than "to overcome adversities".

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Note added at 5 hrs 38 mins (2004-01-23 16:59:56 GMT)
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Natürlich dürfte es auch das Wort \"Probleme\" tun. ;)

Dierk Widmann
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Edward L. Crosby III: That's how I read it. No serious damage done.
1 hr
  -> Thanks.

agree ingo_h: hat die Turbulenzen hinter sich gelassen; vielleicht kann man auch was mit "Fahrwasser" machen, aber vielleicht wird es zu bildhaft.
4 hrs

agree Eva Blanar: wie wäre es mit neutralisiert?
7 hrs

agree Brandis
11 hrs
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2 days11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
...hat die Turbolenzen unbeschadet überstanden.

Explanation:
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Aniello Scognamiglio
Germany
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 227
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