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Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Schreckensszenario

English translation:

spectre

Added to glossary by danilingua
Jul 9, 2003 08:17
21 yrs ago
German term

Schreckensszenario

German to English Art/Literary
finden wir etwas zwischen "horror scenario" oder "vision of horror" und unfavorable scenario...?

DANKE

ƒÞ Preissteigerungen der Dienstleistung Zeitarbeit um 20 bis 30 Prozent sind als Schreckensszenario nicht mehr realistisch
Proposed translations (English)
3 +4 spectre
4 +6 Nightmare scenarion
3 +5 worst case scenario
4 +1 nightmare prospect
5 disaster scenario
4 frightening scenario
4 terror
4 worst case scenario
4 apocalyptic vision
3 doomsday scenario

Discussion

Non-ProZ.com Jul 9, 2003:
steffen genau das ist mir auch eingefallen, als ich auf "send" geklickt habe ;:-) Ich baue mal ein bisschen mit allen ideen, DANKE ERST EINMAL!!!

Proposed translations

+4
7 mins
Selected

spectre

maybe this could work: "the spectre of price increases..."
Peer comment(s):
agree Rebecca Holmes : I like this option best!
8 mins
thanks
agree Sara Noss
9 mins
thanks
agree Bernard Myers
1 hr
agree Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M. : right overall tone
6 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "vielen vielen Dank!!! Ich konnte mich schwer entscheiden zwischen spectre und worst case scenario :-) und habe dann spectre eingesetzt.... DANKE, die Punkte sollen an alle gehen :-)"
+6
3 mins

Nightmare scenarion

or is this still too "horror"-ble?

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Note added at 2003-07-09 08:21:27 (GMT)
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or even \"scenario....\"!
Peer comment(s):
agree Sara Noss
2 mins
agree Nicole Tata
24 mins
agree mckinnc : I can't see what else it could be. This strikes me as the correct, idiomatic term
35 mins
agree writeaway : I think I prefer the scenario option ...........
1 hr
agree Charon : what a dreadful image ; nightmare scenario seems spot-on
4 hrs
agree Ron Stelter
6 hrs
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7 mins

frightening scenario

or maybe:
scary scenario
to mellow down a bit
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+1
7 mins

nightmare prospect

a possible middle road between gothic drama and boring banality?
Peer comment(s):
agree writeaway : crossed my mind as well
1 hr
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+5
9 mins

worst case scenario

obwohl das dann nicht ganz zu "nicht mehr realistisch" passen würde (vielleicht dann: the previously assumed worst case scenario of... is no longer realistic)
Peer comment(s):
agree jerrie : ..is what I was going to suggest when I first read question...
55 mins
agree writeaway
1 hr
agree Nancy Arrowsmith : if the context is business, this is the going phrase
5 hrs
agree Ron Stelter
6 hrs
agree Paul Svensson
11 hrs
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23 mins

terror

fright scene

dread or formidable scene
horror scene
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27 mins

disaster scenario

......
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59 mins

doomsday scenario

another take
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5 hrs

worst case scenario

to tone it down a bit - depending on rest of context
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7 hrs

apocalyptic vision

or
vision of doom
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