step down

German translation: das Feld räumen/die Zügel aus der Hand geben

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English term or phrase:step down
German translation:das Feld räumen/die Zügel aus der Hand geben
Entered by: Alexandra Becker

16:02 Apr 1, 2008
English to German translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Management
English term or phrase: step down
All of this means [hier werden Unterschiede zwischen israelischen und amerikanischen Unternehmen aufgeführt] that hard-charging Israeli entrepreneurs can find it difficult **stepping down** as chief executive when a start-up reaches the stage at which marketing and management become more important.
Alexandra Becker
Germany
Local time: 09:56
das Feld räumen / die Zügel aus der Hand geben / die Geschäftsführung abgeben
Explanation:
weitere Möglichkeiten über Olafs zutreffenden Vorschlag hinaus

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-04-01 16:08:22 GMT)
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stepping down as chief executive - die Unternehmensführung abgeben
Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 09:56
Grading comment
Habe mich hier für "die Zügel aus der Hand geben" entschieden, das passte prima, vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6zurücktreten
Olaf Reibedanz
4 +5das Feld räumen / die Zügel aus der Hand geben / die Geschäftsführung abgeben
Steffen Walter


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
zurücktreten


Explanation:
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Olaf Reibedanz
Colombia
Local time: 03:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 31

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans G. Liepert
6 mins

agree  mary austria
1 hr

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs

agree  Mervi Ryan (X)
4 hrs

agree  Vere Barzilai: that`s it
11 hrs

agree  Maria Deutsch
18 days
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
das Feld räumen / die Zügel aus der Hand geben / die Geschäftsführung abgeben


Explanation:
weitere Möglichkeiten über Olafs zutreffenden Vorschlag hinaus

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-04-01 16:08:22 GMT)
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stepping down as chief executive - die Unternehmensführung abgeben

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 09:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 472
Grading comment
Habe mich hier für "die Zügel aus der Hand geben" entschieden, das passte prima, vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hans G. Liepert
4 mins

agree  mary austria
1 hr

agree  erika rubinstein
2 hrs

agree  Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
4 hrs

agree  Sebastian Witte
19 hrs
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