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An die Grenzen stossen

English translation: reach the limits

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German term or phrase:	An die Grenzen stossen
English translation:	reach the limits
Entered by:	Erin McGann

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22:36 Mar 22, 2006

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German term or phrase: An die Grenzen stossen

Another one...

Wir stossen in bestimmten Bereichen an unsere Grenzen.

Thanks!

Erin McGann KudoZ activity Questions: 19 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 77 Ireland
Local time: 03:12

reach the limits

Explanation:
or in your case... reach our limits...

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Note added at 5 mins (2006-03-22 22:41:38 GMT)
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example: Amazon.de: Beyond the Limits: Confronting Global Collapse ...But the book is also very frustrating, because it shows clearly that the world will soon reach its limits, if the exponential growth of population, ...
www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0930031628 - 40k

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Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 22:12

Grading comment

I was veering toward this before posting the question. Thank you very much!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +3

reach the limits

Friderike Butler

to be pushed to the limits

Giovanni Rengifo

bump up against a ceiling

Andrew Swift

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peer agreement (net): +3

reach the limits

Friderike Butler
United States
Local time: 22:12
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 14

Grading comment

I was veering toward this before posting the question. Thank you very much!

52 mins confidence:

bump up against a ceiling

Explanation:
Results 1 - 10 of about 37 for "bump up against a ceiling".
Results 1 - 10 of about 36 for "bumping up against a ceiling".
Results 1 - 10 of about 13 for "bumped up against a ceiling".
Results 1 - 3 of 3 for "bumps up against a ceiling".

Andrew Swift
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:12
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 189

1 hr confidence:

an die Grenzen stossen to be pushed to the limits

Explanation:
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Giovanni Rengifo
Colombia
Local time: 21:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16

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