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German: Alleingang

English translation: go it alone



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German term or phrase:Alleingang
English translation:go it alone
Entered by:Sanjay Agrawal
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German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Aerospace / Aviation / Space / Business Strategy
German term or phrase: Alleingang
This is one strategy that an airline could choose from.
Sanjay Agrawal
India
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Sanjay Agrawal: 3:52pm Jan 25, 2006: Grading ... - Hi all,

All the three posters have provided the same answer, and I thank you all for taking the time to assist me. In this situation, I am simply hitting the "Accept Answer/Grade" button for the poster who clicked first. Cheers!
Steffen Walter: 4:04pm Jan 25, 2006: Well, we didn't really provide the same answer, but it's your choice ... -

go it alone
Explanation:
this may fit, depending on your context.
e.g.
Honda: Can the Company Go It Alone? (int'l edition) - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
Honda: Can the Company Go It Alone? (int'l edition) It has always been the
Honda (HMC) way: an almost fanatical devotion to independence, a hubristic pride ...
www.businessweek.com/1999/99_27/b3636007.htm
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rainerc
Germany
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks - for such a prompt answer!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5going it alone
Steffen Walter
3go it alonerainerc
1 Single-handed attempt
Anne-Barbara Stege


  


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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
go it alone

Explanation:
this may fit, depending on your context.
e.g.
Honda: Can the Company Go It Alone? (int'l edition) - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
Honda: Can the Company Go It Alone? (int'l edition) It has always been the
Honda (HMC) way: an almost fanatical devotion to independence, a hubristic pride ...
www.businessweek.com/1999/99_27/b3636007.htm

rainerc
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks - for such a prompt answer!
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
going it alone

Explanation:
Many examples, such as
http://www.cfo.com/printable/article.cfm/2989437
"For years, the Sino-American joint venture was considered about the only practical way for a U.S. company to operate in the world's most populous country. Certainly, ***going it alone*** was rarely advised. But lately, China's liberalized view toward foreign business activity has changed everything--and helped bail some U.S. and European concerns out of problem ventures."

Steffen Walter
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Nicole Schnell
12 mins

agree Terence Ajbro
22 mins

agree xxxCMJ_Trans
49 mins

agree Brie Vernier
4 hrs

agree mbrodie
10 hrs
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
Single-handed attempt

Explanation:
Alleingang bedeutet im Allgemeinen der Verzicht auf oder das Fehlen von Kooperation.
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alleingang

Anne-Barbara Stege
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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