burst bubbles

German translation: spekulative Kurssteigerungen die sich in Nichts auflösen

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English term or phrase:burst bubbles
German translation:spekulative Kurssteigerungen die sich in Nichts auflösen
Entered by: Alexander Schleber (X)

11:54 Aug 20, 2001
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
Bus/Financial
English term or phrase: burst bubbles
First, history teaches that burst bubbles...
Klaus Dorn
spekulative Kurssteigerungen die sich in Nichts auflösen
Explanation:
A difficult one.
A "bubble" is a sudden, speculative rise in security prices. A "burst" cannot be translated simply as a "Bruch" or "Explosion". When a bubble bursts itr disolves into nothing. That's what the above translation transmits.

HTH
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Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 19:40
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, I think I will used "burst bubble" with your explanation in brackets.
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Summary of answers provided
nageplatzte Blasen
Mats Wiman
naspekulative Kurssteigerungen die sich in Nichts auflösen
Alexander Schleber (X)
nageplatzte Träume, zerstörte Illusionen, geplatzte Blasen
Ulrike Lieder (X)


  

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26 mins
geplatzte Blasen


Explanation:
Zuerst: die Geschichte lernt uns, daß geplatzte Blasen...


    Duden-Oxford+MW
Mats Wiman
Sweden
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in pair: 711
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26 mins
spekulative Kurssteigerungen die sich in Nichts auflösen


Explanation:
A difficult one.
A "bubble" is a sudden, speculative rise in security prices. A "burst" cannot be translated simply as a "Bruch" or "Explosion". When a bubble bursts itr disolves into nothing. That's what the above translation transmits.

HTH


    Zahn, Bank und B�srsenwesen
Alexander Schleber (X)
Belgium
Local time: 19:40
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1466
Grading comment
Thanks a lot, I think I will used "burst bubble" with your explanation in brackets.
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29 mins
geplatzte Träume, zerstörte Illusionen, geplatzte Blasen


Explanation:
Depends on your context if you can be a little more liberal in your translation and use s.th. like "geplatzte Träume" or "zerstörte Illusionen".
Of course, "geplatzte Blasen" is always an alternative as well, but the context would have to indicate if a term like geplatzte Blasen would be understood.

Geplatzte Träume und zerstörte Illusionen im Leben eines ebs'lers. Hier
die 10 am häufigsten geplatzten Träume eines ebs'lers: ...
www.cwak.com/ritterm/hogep.htm

Geplatzte Träume, neu geträumt. Der Boom der "Silicon Alley",
ein Jahr später: Nach der New-Economy-Krise ist "Start-up" fast ein Schimpfwort ...
www2.tagesspiegel.de/archiv/2001/06/25/ak-dr-557776.html

... Für "geplatzte Blasen"-Schreiberlinge ! Meine Interessen: Bücher/Magazine;
Romane selbst schreiben sowie Kurzgeschichten; Computer/Technologie; Fantasy ...
www.fortunecity.de/boerse/dow/98/

... Geplatzte Blasen machen keinem Banker Kummer - und Ruhe ist auch dann die erste
Bürgerpflicht. So schien es zumindest in Japan, denn dort liegt der Crash ...
www.giga.or.at/others/krisis/r-kurz_harakiri-der-notenbanke...

HTH

Ulrike Lieder (X)
Local time: 11:40
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in pair: 1505
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