target of opportunity
German translation: Ziel der günstigen Gelegenheit
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nicht eingeplante Ziele Explanation: http://www.taz.de/pt/2003/03/21/a0104.nf/text ging auch -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-06-26 21:38:32 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Da Bush diesen Ausdruck geprägt hat, gibt\'s auch entsprechend viele Hits ... |
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peer agreement (net): +4Ziel der günstigen Gelegenheit Explanation: another suggestion... Well, Gelegenheitsziel doesn't sound bad to me. "Nicht eingeplantes Ziel" also seems OK, although the targeting of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia a few years ago was also "nicht eingeplant"! Only one hit for "Ziel der günstigen Gelegenheit" (in Berlin's Tagesspiegel), but that is a good description of the phenomenon (I assume you are talking military here?). Also saw a lot of "das target-of-opportunity" type hits in google (all German sites. Der Befehl - ... auf. Bush beschließt, dass „target of opportunity“, das „Ziel der günstigen Gelegenheit“ angegriffen wird. Gegen 20 ... archiv.tagesspiegel.de/archiv/21.03.2003/489466.asp - 22k Happy targeting... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2003-06-26 21:54:03 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Yeah, good point from Alexandra just now in her note above. There will be lots more hits in English than in other languages. Reference: http://archiv.tagesspiegel.de/archiv/21.03.2003/489466.asp |
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