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"dem"

English translation: "dem" refers to the Überbrückung der Differenz ....

08:10 Mar 8, 2002
German to English translations [PRO]
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German term or phrase: "dem"
What does 'dem' here refer to in the sentence - wenn der Bund dem zugestimmt hatte?

Die zwischen 1955 und 1961 sowie von 1964 bis 1973 im Bundesautobahnbau tätige Gesellschaft, die sich vollständig im Bundeseigentum befand, nahm zur Überbrückung der Differenz zwischen zur Verfügung stehenden Haushaltsmitteln und dem Kapitalbedarf Kredite in eigenem Namen auf, wenn der Bund dem zugestimmt hatte.
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 10:37
English translation:"dem" refers to the Überbrückung der Differenz ....
Explanation:
HTH
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Sabine Tietge
Local time: 10:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2"dem" refers to the Überbrückung der Differenz ....
Sabine Tietge
4"dem"
Petra Butler (X)
4this action
Karin Ascot
4 -1dieses Verfahren = this action
Mats Wiman


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"dem" refers to the Überbrückung der Differenz ....


Explanation:
HTH

Sabine Tietge
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 730
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Pee Eff (X): yep!
1 min
agree  Thomas Bollmann
15 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
dieses Verfahren = this action


Explanation:
as soon as the federal government had agreed to this action
is my qualified assumption


    Duden-Oxford+MW
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 1498

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Petra Butler (X): I would use 'after the f.g. had agreed to this action
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"dem"


Explanation:
after the federal government had agreed to this action (or simply 'had agreed').

Petra Butler (X)
Local time: 07:07
Native speaker of: German
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
this action


Explanation:
It's not Ueberbrueckung, because that is feminine gender and cannot be "dem" in any case. I agree with the other two who said "this action."

Karin Ascot
United States
Local time: 00:07
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