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auf den Säulen ruhen

English translation: to be based on pillars

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German term or phrase:auf Säulen ruhen
English translation:to be based on pillars
Entered by: Steffen Walter

19:09 Oct 10, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
German term or phrase: auf den Säulen ruhen
Kontext: Laut Aussage des Unternehmens ruht die Geschäftsstrategie auf den folgenden drei Säulen:

Could this be translated with "is based on the following three foundations"?
macrettoc
Local time: 18:56
pillars
Explanation:
is whhat I have often used and read in similar contexts

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-10-10 19:13:07 GMT)
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"based on the following three pillars" is fine

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-10 19:14:21 GMT)
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googl "based on" & pillars, you get more than 2 million hits
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Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 19:56
Grading comment
Many thanks, Stephen, and to all who contributed. Thanks also Armorel - of course, foundations can only be collective. Schoenes Wochende to you all! M.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5pillars
Stephen Sadie


Discussion entries: 2





  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
pillars


Explanation:
is whhat I have often used and read in similar contexts

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Note added at 3 mins (2007-10-10 19:13:07 GMT)
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"based on the following three pillars" is fine

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Note added at 4 mins (2007-10-10 19:14:21 GMT)
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googl "based on" & pillars, you get more than 2 million hits

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Many thanks, Stephen, and to all who contributed. Thanks also Armorel - of course, foundations can only be collective. Schoenes Wochende to you all! M.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: Yes - Mr. prize winner.
12 mins
  -> thanks kim..prize was won jointly with kathinka
agree  David Hollywood
42 mins
  -> thanks david
agree  Darin Fitzpatrick: Like the "Five Pillars of Islam."
1 hr
  -> thanks darin
disagree  onubad: It sounds odd ... "the business strategy is based on these following three pillars" ...
2 hrs
  -> well, to me and other natives and according to ghoogle it's fine, where's your better proposal??
neutral  CMJ_Trans (X): I tend to agree that "pillars" sounds odd. Wouldn't we say something more like "revolves around the following three principles" ? Of course, without the rest of the text I cannot be sure "principles" would be OK but something like that
12 hrs
  -> wel wel...many serious native references cerntainly back how I would phrase it
agree  Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
13 hrs
  -> thanks aniello, alles fit??
agree  Hilary Davies Shelby: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_pillars_of_the_European_U... you! Congratulations on your and Kathinka's win!
14 hrs
  -> thanks hilary, nice reference and I also liked your contest entry btw.
agree  Francis Lee (X): Nowt wrong with "pillars" in my book.
19 hrs
  -> thanks frank...in your "wordbook" perhaps??!!
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