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Maximallösung

English translation: belt and braces approach

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German term or phrase:Maximallösung
English translation:belt and braces approach
Entered by: Elizabeth Niklewska

18:48 Jan 15, 2012
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting
German term or phrase: Maximallösung
From a text on controlling approaches:

Zur Erfüllung der Anlegerinteressen und des Gläubigerschutzes erwägt XXXX die Möglichkeit zur Aufstellung einer Zwei-Spalten-Bilanz, die sowohl die Ermittlung des anlegerorientierten, prognosefähigen Gewinns als auch das gläubigerschützende Reinvermögen ausweist. Jedoch sieht er diese Möglichkeit als eine Art *Maximallösung* und sie erscheint ihm demnach nicht erforderlich. Seine Ablehnung begründet er aus dem Standpunkt heraus, dass es im Gläubigerschutz vordergründig auf die Ermittlung eines ausschüttungsfähigen Gewinns und eines vorsichtig berechneten Reinvermögens ankommt.

Not sure what type of "solution" to put here - "complete solution"???
Elizabeth Niklewska
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:46
belt and braces approach
Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/belt and braces
"belt and braces: using more than one method to make sure that something is safe or sure to happen, e.g. Our staff have identity cards and number codes to open doors - that's part of our belt and braces approach to security."
AE: belt and suspenders

unnecessary duplication
OTT (over the top) solution

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Note added at 41 mins (2012-01-15 19:30:08 GMT)
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Better still (because not quite so negative in tone):
a catch-all solution
http://tinyurl.com/6t7ty6m

However, he sees this option as a sort of 'catch-all' solution and therefore unnecessary. He justifies his reluctance on the grounds of ...

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-15 19:54:28 GMT)
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a solution that covers all the bases
a solution that ticks all the right boxes
a solution that pushes all the right buttons

IMO, the literal translation of Maximal- > maximum doesn't work here. Furthermore, the 'ultimate solution' may in fact be a trimmed-down solution.
Selected response from:

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:46
Grading comment
This is the nuance I was looking for - a complete solution which is a bit more than you really need
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2ultimate solution
AllegroTrans
3 +1Maximum solution
Susanne Goepper
3belt and braces approach
Lancashireman
3a bit of an extravagant solution
casper (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
maximum solution
Johannes Gleim

  

Answers


15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ultimate solution


Explanation:
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hope Farmer: I agree with this answer. From the text, the solution is the absolutelly most complete solution and covers alls options fully, therefore "ultimate solution" is perferct.
2 hrs
  -> thanks HF
agree  Ventnai: ultimate is a much more frequent collocation than maximum
14 hrs
  -> thanks
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Maximum solution


Explanation:
it's probably the same like maximum wight for - Maximalgewicht or maximum amount for Maximalbetrag - but I am not a native speaker of english language - hope it helps you

Susanne Goepper
Germany
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: German

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johannes Gleim: see Reference
34 mins
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
belt and braces approach


Explanation:
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/belt and braces
"belt and braces: using more than one method to make sure that something is safe or sure to happen, e.g. Our staff have identity cards and number codes to open doors - that's part of our belt and braces approach to security."
AE: belt and suspenders

unnecessary duplication
OTT (over the top) solution

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Note added at 41 mins (2012-01-15 19:30:08 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Better still (because not quite so negative in tone):
a catch-all solution
http://tinyurl.com/6t7ty6m

However, he sees this option as a sort of 'catch-all' solution and therefore unnecessary. He justifies his reluctance on the grounds of ...

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-15 19:54:28 GMT)
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a solution that covers all the bases
a solution that ticks all the right boxes
a solution that pushes all the right buttons

IMO, the literal translation of Maximal- > maximum doesn't work here. Furthermore, the 'ultimate solution' may in fact be a trimmed-down solution.

Lancashireman
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 43
Grading comment
This is the nuance I was looking for - a complete solution which is a bit more than you really need
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
eine Art Maximallösung
a bit of an extravagant solution


Explanation:
This is what it means.

casper (X)
PRO pts in category: 4
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Reference comments


53 mins
Reference: maximum solution

Reference information:
Deshalb bin ich der Meinung, dass man die Maximallösung wählen sollte, der zufolge die EU den Status einer juristischen Person erhält und der Europäischen Konvention zum Schutz der Menschenrechte und Grundfreiheiten beitritt.
I therefore think that the maximum solution should be chosen whereby the EU is endowed with legal personality and accedes to the Convention of Human Rights, for this solution would give the Court of Human Rights more authority in relation [...] europarl.europa.eueuroparl.europa.eu
http://www.linguee.de/deutsch-englisch/uebersetzung/maximall...

Wie der Grundsatz der Einheit der europäischen Patentanmeldung und des europäischen Patents dem Prinzip des einheitlichen materiellen Rechts der Patentierbarkeit entspricht (sogenannte "Maximallösung") 5), ..
Just as the principle of the unity of the European patent application and the European patent is based on the existence of uniform substantive law on patentability (so-called "maximum solution"), (5 )
http://archive.epo.org/epo/pubs/oj1981/p065_100.pdf

Johannes Gleim
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 20
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