Jan 16, 2006 10:09
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German term
gab es eine starke Ernüchterung
German to English
Bus/Financial
Economics
Aus einem Lagebericht eines Maschinenbauunternehmens:
Im Bereich der Automobilindustrie, sowie bei den entsprechenden Zulieferern und Anlagenbauern, gab es im Jahresverlauf eine starke Ernüchterung. Es wurden keine wesentlichen Neuinvestitionen von den Automobilherstellern durchgeführt.
Im Bereich der Automobilindustrie, sowie bei den entsprechenden Zulieferern und Anlagenbauern, gab es im Jahresverlauf eine starke Ernüchterung. Es wurden keine wesentlichen Neuinvestitionen von den Automobilherstellern durchgeführt.
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Cilian O'Tuama
Germany
Germany
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Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
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German term (edited):
gab es eine starke Ern�chterung
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a rude awakening
one
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Comment: "Thank you."
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BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
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Austria
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Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
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German term (edited):
gab es eine starke Ern�chterung
... the development was rather disappointing
The company had expected more ...
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Aniello Scognamiglio (X)
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Danke schön!
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Terence Ajbro
Sweden
Sweden
Native in English
Sweden
A multilingual Englishman
Native in: English 
Works in: English to German, English to Danish, Danish to English, and 7 more.
German term (edited):
gab es eine starke Ern�chterung
there was a strong feeling of disillusionment
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Textklick
: Many dicos support this. It is also suggested by Anniello's comment re 'Jahresverlauf'.
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German term (edited):
gab es eine starke Ern�chterung
a great deal of disillusion
Leo.........
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Louise Mawbey
: disillusion is not a noun. Do you mean disillusionment? I stand corrected but I still think that "a great deal of disillusion" sounds wrong - maybe someone could tell us why.
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disillusion > die Ernüchterung (Dicc. LEO)
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Textklick
: Duden Oxford and LS both insist that you are short of a '-ment' here and that 'disillusion' is a verb.
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Carolyn Brice
Greece
Greece
Native in English
Works in field
Greece
A linguist born and bred
Native in: English , French
Works in: French to English, German to English, Greek to English
German term (edited):
gab es eine starke Ern�chterung
it was a wake-up call
an idea, shows the idea that until then maybe they had rested on their laurels a bit.
4 hrs
sobering experience
...the year's results made for a sobering experience.
Perhaps a tad softer than a rude awakening, if that's any consolation
Perhaps a tad softer than a rude awakening, if that's any consolation
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