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On a more positive note

German translation: erfreulich ist hingegen, dass ...


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English term or phrase:on a more positive note
German translation:erfreulich ist hingegen, dass ...
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14:08 Jul 21, 2007
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English term or phrase: On a more positive note
On a more positive note, shares of the company soared after it reported profits that significantly exceeded analysts’ expectations.
Katrin Cunningham
Local time: 13:18
Erfreulich ist hingegen, dass ...
Explanation:
... is how I would put it (assuming that what was said before was negative).

http://www.dict.cc/?s=on a more positive note
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LittleBalu
Germany
Local time: 14:18
Grading comment
Great, many thanks
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +15Erfreulich ist hingegen, dass ...LittleBalu
3positiv zu bemerken ist, dass
Bernhard Sulzer
3um etwas Positives zu sagen
Klaus Urban


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
on a more positive note
um etwas Positives zu sagen


Explanation:
so verstehe ich das

Klaus Urban
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 20
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +15
on a more positive note
Erfreulich ist hingegen, dass ...


Explanation:
... is how I would put it (assuming that what was said before was negative).

http://www.dict.cc/?s=on a more positive note

LittleBalu
Germany
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Great, many thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  EdithK: klingt gut
3 mins

agree  Harry Bornemann
31 mins

agree  julia_w
59 mins

agree  Joerg A.
1 hr

agree  xxxFrancis Lee
1 hr

agree  Austrianlassie
1 hr

agree  Ingeborg Gowans
1 hr

agree  Nicole Schnell
4 hrs

agree  Klaus Urban: gefällt mir auch besser
7 hrs

agree  Cilian O'Tuama: nice and succinct and kurz und bündig
9 hrs

agree  Katrin Eichler
18 hrs

agree  Nadine Kahn: "Überaus erfreulich ist hingegen.." I'd even say./ more = überaus, nicht? Laut deines Links "less positive" weniger erfreulich
22 hrs
  -> danke, aber "überaus" interpretiert hier IMHO etwas hinein, das nicht da ist (more ist nicht gleich überaus)

agree  DDM
22 hrs

agree  buble
1 day19 hrs

agree  Sonia Heidemann
3 days20 hrs
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58 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
on a more positive note
positiv zu bemerken ist, dass


Explanation:
oder auch, fürs "business environment":

Andererseits ist positiv zu bemerken, dass...
Es ist andererseits positiv zu bemerken, dass...


http://www.yeald.de/Yeald/a/52411/article.html

Henkel hat heute morgen die Zahlen für Q3/06 publiziert. Sie sind im Rahmen der Markterwartung und moderat unterhalb unserer Prognose ausgefallen. Positiv zu bemerken ist, dass die Düsseldorfer es auch im abgelaufenen Quartal geschafft haben, wieder ein organisches Wachstum von 5,6% auszuweisen (Q1/06: 5,9%, Q2/06: 6,1%).

Bernhard Sulzer
United States
Local time: 08:18
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 12
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