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Pläne in der Schublade haben

English translation: to have plans up our sleeves

07:27 Mar 29, 2006
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Paper / Paper Manufacturing
German term or phrase: Pläne in der Schublade haben
wir hatten die Pläne für xxx schon seit mehreren Jahren in der Schublade
Hendrika Müller
Germany
Local time: 20:55
English translation:to have plans up our sleeves
Explanation:
for years we have had plans ready for such an eventuality/in reserve for such an eventuality

depends on the register

we had already made plans for this years ago

we had plans on ice.....
Selected response from:

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 20:55
Grading comment
Danke schön!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3to have plans up our sleeves
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +3to have reserve plans
Stephen Sadie
3 +1to have plans on the shelf
Harry Borsje
3to have plans ready
Armorel Young


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to have reserve plans


Explanation:
to have plans on hold
to have contingency plans...

mehr Kontext wäre besser!

Stephen Sadie
Germany
Local time: 20:55
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bianca Jacobsohn: ;o)
10 mins
  -> thanks bianca
agree  IC --
3 days 59 mins
  -> thanks icg
agree  Bentext
3 days 9 hrs
  -> thnks bentext
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to have plans on the shelf


Explanation:
.

Harry Borsje
Netherlands
Local time: 20:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  IC --
3 days 57 mins
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
to have plans up our sleeves


Explanation:
for years we have had plans ready for such an eventuality/in reserve for such an eventuality

depends on the register

we had already made plans for this years ago

we had plans on ice.....

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 20:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Danke schön!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lesley Burgon
22 hrs
agree  IC --
3 days 37 mins
agree  Bentext
3 days 8 hrs
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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
to have plans ready


Explanation:
Yet another possibility.

Armorel Young
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ingeborg Gowans (X): or 'we had plans tucked away
4 hrs
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