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Doppelschlag

English translation: double achievement/dual success/double hit

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German term or phrase:Doppelschlag
English translation:double achievement/dual success/double hit
Entered by: Helen Shiner

18:44 Aug 24, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: Doppelschlag
Man muß angesichts dieses Doppelschlags nicht noch einmal auf das innovative Potential Xs hinweisen

Refers to two completely different design innovations introduced by this designer. I can't say "double whammy" it's an academic article (but that's all my brain can produce now)
GeorginaW (X)
Germany
Local time: 08:44
double achievement
Explanation:
Due to popular request - thanks Catherine! - I am submitting this answer after the fact.

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Note added at 1 day38 mins (2008-08-25 19:22:50 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the points, Catherine!
Selected response from:

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:44
Grading comment
in view of the fact that it's an academic paper, this was it - thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4double hit
Courtney Sliwinski
3 +1One-two punch
gangels (X)
3 +1double success
Catherine Winzer
3double achievement
Helen Shiner


Discussion entries: 4





  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
double hit


Explanation:
Why not go with the obvious? It get a lot of google hits.

Courtney Sliwinski
Local time: 08:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  KARIN ISBELL
17 mins
  -> Thanks Karin!
agree  Helen Shiner: Without any further information, this seems appropriate to me./One could extrapolate and say something like 'double achievement' as an alternative, but this may not be the sense of it.
18 mins
  -> Thanks Helen!
agree  Bernhard Sulzer: or maybe "dual success"
33 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  Ulrike Kraemer
10 hrs
  -> Thanks!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
One-two punch


Explanation:
in the US

gangels (X)
Local time: 00:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LP Schumacher: This was my first thought, too - http://www.thefreedictionary.com/one-two punch
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
double success


Explanation:
Another possibility perhaps. Also gets a lot of Google hits.

Catherine Winzer
Germany
Local time: 08:44
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tom Tyson
11 hrs
  -> Thank you
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
double achievement


Explanation:
Due to popular request - thanks Catherine! - I am submitting this answer after the fact.

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Note added at 1 day38 mins (2008-08-25 19:22:50 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks for the points, Catherine!

Helen Shiner
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:44
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 74
Grading comment
in view of the fact that it's an academic paper, this was it - thanks!
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