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dumb luck

German translation: blinder / reiner Zufall

08:21 Jun 11, 2002
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: dumb luck
Project management is the art of creating the illusion that any outcome is the result of a series of predetermined, deliberate acts when, in fact, it was dumb luck.
Alexandra Becker
Germany
Local time: 11:31
German translation:blinder / reiner Zufall
Explanation:
so würde ich es übersetzen...

HTH,

Serge L.
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Serge L
Local time: 11:31
Grading comment
Das passt! Vielen Dank!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4blinder / reiner Zufall
Serge L
4 +1Dusel
jerrie
4dumm hat Glück
Kathi Stock


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dumm hat Glück


Explanation:
wäre die wörtliche Übersetzung.

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Note added at 2002-06-11 08:28:01 (GMT)
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dann wäre das nach dem Motto: \"Dumm hat Glück\".

Kathi Stock
United States
Local time: 04:31
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 930
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
blinder / reiner Zufall


Explanation:
so würde ich es übersetzen...

HTH,

Serge L.


    Erfahrung
Serge L
Local time: 11:31
PRO pts in pair: 146
Grading comment
Das passt! Vielen Dank!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
10 mins
  -> Danke Geneviève!
agree  Steffen Walter
24 mins
  -> Danke Steffen!
agree  brute (X)
1 hr
  -> Thnks Brute!
agree  Сергей Лузан
6 hrs
  -> Danke Sergei!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Dusel


Explanation:
das war (einfach) Dusel

vielleicht

jerrie
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Inge Festesen (X): Wie wäre es mit "dummer Zufall"?
11 mins
  -> absolutely
agree  brute (X): great coll. option!
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Brute
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