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other hopefuls will be awarded points

German translation: hoffnungsvolle Bewerber erhalten Punkte

08:20 Aug 23, 2001
English to German translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: other hopefuls will be awarded points
political article, describing immigration at this point
mckinnc
Local time: 16:41
German translation:hoffnungsvolle Bewerber erhalten Punkte
Explanation:
This might work better.
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Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:41
Grading comment
Thanks very much Kim and to the other person who answered.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
na +2hoffnungsvolle Bewerber erhalten Punkte
Kim Metzger
naandere Anwärter bekommen Punkte
Kim Metzger
naanderen vielversprechenden Kandidaten werden Punkte zugewiesen.
Roland Grefer


  

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7 mins
andere Anwärter bekommen Punkte


Explanation:
also for aspirants: Bewerber. But I'm sure you're looking for something closer to hopeful.


    Harper Collins Unabridged Dictionary
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2690
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13 mins peer agreement (net): +2
hoffnungsvolle Bewerber erhalten Punkte


Explanation:
This might work better.


    Harper Collins Unabridged Dictionary
Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 08:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 2690
Grading comment
Thanks very much Kim and to the other person who answered.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geri Linda Metterle: how about "Hoffnungsträger"?
42 mins
agree  Beate Boudro (X): This sounds nice to me.
1 hr
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59 mins
anderen vielversprechenden Kandidaten werden Punkte zugewiesen.


Explanation:
in recent times, the focus is more on the hope of the industry and government to be able to fill all the open positions, i.e. when talking about the German IT Green Card. Thus "hopefuls" would be considered "promising candidates" for filling those positions.

Roland Grefer
Local time: 10:41
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 192
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