English: cut outGerman translation: hatte (durchaus) zu kämpfen / es nicht leicht 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | cut out | | German translation: | hatte (durchaus) zu kämpfen / es nicht leicht | | Entered by: | Astrid Schwarz |
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Bus/Financial - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | | English term or phrase: cut out | Geschichte eines Maschinenbauunternehmens im Rahmen einer Fallstudie
XXX accepted and became general director of the company at the end of 1993.
XXX had his work cut our for him. Apart from the cash demands, he regarded the current company structure - with six shareholders, not all of whom were active in the daily business - as unsustainable in the long run. |
| | | hatte (durchaus) zu kämpfen / es nicht leicht | Explanation:
"to have your work cut out" bedeutet, daß dir andere Menschen (oder Bedingunen) das Leben schwer machen - was in diesem Zusammenhang auch passt.
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary:
2: to determine or assign through necessity <you’ve got your work cut out for you>
... und zwar normalerwise im negativen Sinne.
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-04 07:05:59 GMT)
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oder:
- hatte wenig Spielraum
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Note added at 1 hr (2007-01-04 07:08:23 GMT)
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- hatte schwer zu tun (lt. Langenscheidts Handwörterbuch D-E)
- hatte viel zu tun / musste sich ranhalten (lt. Duden-Oxford D-E) |
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The translation workplace 
