Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
ganz entscheidend
English translation:
significantly
Added to glossary by
Christine Lam
Apr 17, 2006 21:31
20 yrs ago
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German term
ganz entscheidend
Wenn die Unterstützung der Geschäftsleitung vorhanden ist, erleichtert dies den Lernprozess (Fortbildungskurse durchzuführen) ganz entscheidend.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +8 | ...significantly |
Christine Lam
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| 5 +2 | ... quite decisively |
Andras Malatinszky
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| 3 | decisively / conclusively / finally / essentially |
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
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Change log
Apr 17, 2006 22:34: Marcus Malabad changed "Term asked" from "...ganz entscheidend" to "ganz entscheidend"
Proposed translations
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7 mins
German term (edited):
...ganz entscheidend
Selected
...significantly
is what I would use
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
3 mins
Andras Malatinszky
Native in: Hungarian 
Works in: Hungarian to English, English to Hungarian, German to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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6
German term (edited):
...ganz entscheidend
... quite decisively
A literal translation works pretty well in English.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Languageman
: As I understand it, in the US quite is used in the sense of "absolutely", however in the UK "quite" means "to a certain degree", so this needs to be used with care in this type of usage.
3 mins
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| agree |
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
: remove "quite". I am with decisively
4 hrs
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| agree |
Bryan Smith
: I would also leave the quite, actually
6 hrs
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4 hrs
Raghunathan Rajagopalan
Native in English
Quality legal / financial translation
Native in: English
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
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11
decisively / conclusively / finally / essentially
significantly is certainly an elegant suggestion.
Here, in this case it is a deciding factor and hence would like to use a word which reflects something more than "significantly" though not necessarily may not be elegant.
Here, in this case it is a deciding factor and hence would like to use a word which reflects something more than "significantly" though not necessarily may not be elegant.
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