Bruecken

English translation: Building bridges to the future

15:27 Jan 24, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing

German term or phrase: Bruecken

I am working on a flyer for a workshop regarding schools in different countries and working together as one in Europe and one catchy phrase at the end reads

Bruecken in die Zukunft

I seem to have mental block. Any suggestion on how to translate this I would appreciate. Thanks

Sonja Cooper (X)

English translation:Building bridges to the future

Explanation:
what's wrong with plain old bridges?

Selected response from:

Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 03:15

Grading comment

I fully agree with you but sometimes when I am in the middle of a text even the obvious does not come to mind. I guess I'll take a break for a while. Thanks again for all your help guys!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

Building bridges to the future

Alison Schwitzgebel

4 +1

building bridges to {into} the future

jccantrell

4 +1

building a link to the future

Irene De Han

4 -1

Bridges into the future

Bob Kerns (X)

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

Building bridges to the future

Explanation:
what's wrong with plain old bridges?

Alison Schwitzgebel
France
Local time: 03:15
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in pair: 3409

Grading comment

I fully agree with you but sometimes when I am in the middle of a text even the obvious does not come to mind. I guess I'll take a break for a while. Thanks again for all your help guys!!!

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

building bridges to {into} the future

Explanation:
my take on it

jccantrell
United States
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 4618

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Bridges into the future

Explanation:
That's the literal translation which doesn't sound so catchy in English, but how about "Building bridges into the future"?

Bob Kerns (X)
Germany
Local time: 03:15
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1415

36 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

building a link to the future

Explanation:
Bridges might be used as a metaphor in the sense of "a link to the future"

Irene De Han
Local time: 21:15
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in pair: 30

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