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English to German translations [PRO]
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. |
| Astrid SchwarzKudoZ activityQuestions: 479 (none open) ( 12 without valid answers) ( 17 closed without grading) Answers: 4
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| | 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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xxxFrancis Lee
Local time: 15:10
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 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)
| xxxFrancis Lee
Local time: 15:10
Works in field
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 43
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