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English translation: work out

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German term or phrase:	aufgehen
English translation:	work out
Entered by:	Kim Metzger

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17:21 Aug 10, 2004

German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)

German term or phrase: aufging ist

Dass dieses Konzept aufging ist, zeigte die Vielzahl der interessierten Bus- und Nutzfahrzeugkunden, die neben den Vertretern der OEMs, den *** Stand besuchten.

Rachel Taylor

worked out

Explanation:
aufgehen = to work out The "ist" is wrong. Dass dieses Konzept aufging, zeigte
The fact that this concept worked out ...,

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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 14:49

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Summary of answers provided

3 +5

worked out

Kim Metzger

4 +2

concept proved successful

gangels

4 +1

added up / bore fruit

SwissTell

aufgegangen ist

Cilian O'Tuama

4 -1

The concept's success showed.../The sucess of the concepts showed...

Derek Gill Franßen

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

worked out

Explanation:
aufgehen = to work out The "ist" is wrong. Dass dieses Konzept aufging, zeigte
The fact that this concept worked out ...,

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 14:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 808

Grading comment

thanks

2 mins confidence:

aufgegangen ist

Explanation:
typo - should read "aufgegangen ist"

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-08-10 17:26:12 GMT)
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Komma nach OEMs ist überflüssig

Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 21:49
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 137

17 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

added up / bore fruit

Explanation:
the concept added up / the concept bore fruit

in German it should be either : "aufging" oder "aufgegangen ist"
but certainly a combination of these tenses

SwissTell
Local time: 15:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 134

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

aufgehen The concept's success showed.../The sucess of the concepts showed...

Explanation:
I agree with Kim that the word "ist" is superfluous - the preterit tense of "zeigen" and "besuchen" suggests that the author was thinking in "simple past".

Cillian could be right, but then you'll have to change the other verbs as well.

Either way, I don't want to step on any toes, but I would like to share something from a book that I hold very dearly and try to learn from every day called "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White (ISBN 0-02-418200-1). The following excerpt is found in the chapter titled "Principle of Composition" and under rule 17 "Omit needless words":

"An expression that is especially debilitating is 'the fact that'. It should be revised out of every sentence in which it occurs.
owing to the fact that - since (because)
in spite of the fact that - though (although)
call your attention to the fact that - remind you (notify you)
I was unaware of the fact that - I was unaware that (did not know)
the fact that he had not succeedded - his failure
the fact that I had arrived - my arrival"

I, myself, have much to learn from this fine (very thin and readable) book.
;-)

Derek Gill Franßen
Germany
Local time: 21:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 169

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

concept proved successful

Explanation:
xxxx

gangels
Local time: 13:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 184

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