"We are stretched very thin"
German translation: an der Grenze seiner Kapazität arbeiten
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| 08:12 Aug 26, 2011 |
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| "we are stretched very thin" Wir sind überstrapaziert Explanation: müsste hinkommen |
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| "we are stretched very thin" Wir sind ziemlich überlastet Explanation: Wir sind ziemlich überlastet, aber wir kennen unsere Systeme aus dem Effeff - |
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peer agreement (net): +1| "we are stretched very thin" Wir arbeiten an der Grenze unserer Kapazität Explanation: Ein weiterer Vorschlag |
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| "we are stretched very thin" Wir arbeiten derzeit am Limit ... Explanation: ... und haben keine Reserven mehr (statt Ressourcen), aber immerhin kennen wir das System in- und auswendig. Hierbei ist "immerhin" noch der Schmierstoff, der das Rad der Formulierung sich leichter drehen lässt. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 Stunden (2011-08-26 10:46:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- PS.: - noch besser - Wir arbeiten derzeit am Limit und haben wirklich keinen Spielraum mehr, .... dann wie oben. |
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