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Abgehakt

English translation: put aside/shrugged off/sees it as a thing of the past

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German term or phrase:	Abgehakt
English translation:	put aside/shrugged off/sees it as a thing of the past
Entered by:	Jon Fedler

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14:29 Nov 25, 2010

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German term or phrase: Abgehakt

Auszug aus einem Wirtschaftszeitungsbericht:
Der Anbieter von Software für die .......produktion hat die Wirtschaftskrise *abgehakt*. Im laufenden Turnus" wird.... schätzungsweise xxx verdienen und damit in etwa auf dem Niveau des bisherigen Rekordjahres... bleiben.

Could this be "let off the hook? (Just guessing).

Jon Fedler KudoZ activity Questions: 1607 (none open) (14 without valid answers) (63 closed without grading) Answers: 577
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put aside/shrugged off/sees it as a thing of the past

Explanation:
waved off/yesterday's news/laid ad acta/no longer an issue/having passed/put behind him

The literal 'checked off' probably not so good here. Basically means 'out of sight, out of mind'

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