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German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Advertising / Public Relations | | German term or phrase: Damit Sie Ihre Maßnahmen nicht "für die Schublade" konzipieren,... | So that you don’t plan measures which are destined for the drawer,...
or for a drawer
or for somewhere else entirely? |
| haitchKudoZ activityQuestions: 4 (none open) Answers: 0
| Local time: 14:05
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| | ... end up gathering dust in a drawer | Explanation:
So that your carefully designed work does not end up gathering dust in a drawer.
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-02-23 18:12:32 GMT)
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Perhaps "To ensure that ...".
In fact, the best way to start the sentence depends on the context. |
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Victor Dewsbery
Germany
Local time: 14:05
| Grading comment Thanks for your help, I used this suggestion in the translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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2 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +4 | Damit Sie Ihre Maßnahmen nicht für die Schublade konzipieren ... end up gathering dust in a drawer
Explanation:
So that your carefully designed work does not end up gathering dust in a drawer.
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Note added at 3 mins (2006-02-23 18:12:32 GMT)
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Perhaps "To ensure that ...".
In fact, the best way to start the sentence depends on the context.
| Victor Dewsbery
Germany
Local time: 14:05
Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 8
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| | Grading comment | Thanks for your help, I used this suggestion in the translation. |
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The translation workplace 
