Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 6, 2007 00:08
16 yrs ago
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German term
sich abzeichnen
German to English
Bus/Financial
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Wichtig war der Firma XYZ außerdem eine Erweiterung der Anwendungsbreite und der Einsatzbereiche – ein Trend, der sich bei den Kunden deutlich abzeichnet.
Any idea what "abzeichnen" means in this case. The sentence is taken from a press release.
Any idea what "abzeichnen" means in this case. The sentence is taken from a press release.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | to emerge |
Patrick Hubenthal
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| 3 +2 | emerging / beginning to show |
Gauri Shringarpure
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| 4 +1 | becoming apparent/emerging |
brsmith1
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| 4 | a tendency that is developing ... . |
Valeska Nygren
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Change log
Nov 6, 2007 09:59: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
+6
4 mins
Patrick Hubenthal
Native in English
flower of meditation in the wilderness
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
to emerge
"a trend that has clearly emerged among clients"
"a trend that has become apparent"
etc.
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-11-06 00:16:23 GMT)
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from http://www.parlament.ch/homepage/mm-medienmitteilung.htm?m_i...
"Dass die Kommission des Erstrates das nicht will, hatte sich abgezeichnet."
"a trend that has become apparent"
etc.
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Note added at 8 mins (2007-11-06 00:16:23 GMT)
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from http://www.parlament.ch/homepage/mm-medienmitteilung.htm?m_i...
"Dass die Kommission des Erstrates das nicht will, hatte sich abgezeichnet."
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+2
10 mins
Gauri Shringarpure
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Technical linguistic & cultural accuracy
Native in: English
Works in: Marathi to English, Hindi to English, German to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
emerging / beginning to show
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Francis Lee (X)
: I prefer the present continuous here
10 hrs
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Thanks, Francis
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| agree |
Anglo-German (X)
12 hrs
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Thanks!
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27 mins
Valeska Nygren
United States
United States
Native in German
&
English
United States
Creating A Bridge of Understanding
Native in: German (Variant: Germany) , English
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to English, and 6 more.
a tendency that is developing ... .
als Ausdruck
+1
52 mins
becoming apparent/emerging
I think "a trend that is becoming apparent" would be a good translation, but "a trend that is emerging" works too.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
hazmatgerman (X)
: Prefer "apparent", which is more than first indication and less than established timeline.
10 hrs
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