Aug 6, 2007 00:41
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German term

gehen es an den Kragen

German to English Science Environment & Ecology
Hohe Treibstoffpreise und staatliche Subventionen fördern weltweit den Anbau von umstrittenen Sprit-Pflanzen. Statt leerer Mägen werden die Tanks von Autos gefüllt. Jetzt geht es den letzten afrikanischen Elefanten in Äthiopien an den Kragen
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Discussion

Jianming Sun (asker) Aug 6, 2007:
Thanks, Abdrew! It should be "es geht an den Kragen

Proposed translations

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The game's up for...

the last post is being sounded for
the poor old elephants are on the way out

Someone is 'jerking them by the collar'

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-08-06 00:50:40 GMT)
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Thy are feeling the pinch...

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Note added at 9 mins (2007-08-06 00:50:52 GMT)
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They

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Note added at 11 mins (2007-08-06 00:52:34 GMT)
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PS Grammar: Es geht = It goes (singular impersonal) to the (dative plural) elephants.

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Note added at 14 mins (2007-08-06 00:55:15 GMT)
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They're feeling the heat...
Peer comment(s):

agree casper (X)
3 hrs
agree Dr. Fred Thomson : I'm for "The game's up for. . ."
3 hrs
Thanks, Fred. The game may well be up for African game ;-)
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4 hrs

This means trouble for..

I think "the game is up" is going too far, unless the author really is saying that this will definitely result in the extinction of the African elephants. To me it means their situation is being exacerbated.
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